PCAP
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The pcap file format was invented for use by tcpdump, a packet analyser used to examine and interpret network traffic.
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| Extensions | .pcap.cap.dmp |
|---|---|
| MIME types | application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap |
| Signatures | a1b2c3d4 at byte 0 (pcap Big Endian)d4c3b2a1 at byte 0 (pcap Little Endian) |
| PRONOM | fmt/779fmt/780 |
| Wikidata | Q28009435 |
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From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.