To print packets, select the "Print..." menu item from the File menu.
When you do this, Wireshark pops up the Print dialog box as shown in
Figure 5.17, “The "Print" dialog box”.
5.7.1. The "Print" dialog box
Figure 5.17. The "Print" dialog box
The following fields are available in the Print dialog box:
Printer
This field contains a pair of mutually exclusive radio buttons:
Plain Text specifies that
the packet print should be in plain text.
PostScript specifies that
the packet print process should use PostScript to
generate a better print output on PostScript aware printers.
Output to file: specifies that printing
be done to a file, using the filename entered in the field or selected
with the browse button.
This field is where you enter the file to
print to if you have selected Print to a file, or you can click the
button to browse the filesystem. It is greyed out if Print to a file
is not selected.
Print command specifies that a
command be used for printing.
Note!
These Print command fields are not available on
windows platforms.
This field specifies the command to use for printing. It
is typically lpr. You would change it
to specify a particular queue if you need to print to a
queue other than the default. An example might be:
lpr -Pmypostscript
This field is greyed out if Output to file: is
checked above.
![[Note]](wsug_graphics/note.png)
