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Can tcpreplay read gzip/bzip2 compressed files?

April 26, 2017bzip2 COMPRESSED files gzip read tcpreplay

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Can tcpreplay read gzip/bzip2 compressed files?

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Yes, but not directly. Since tcpreplay can read data via STDIN, you can decompress the file on the fly like this: gzcat myfile.pcap.gz | tcpreplay -i eth0 – Note that decompressing on the fly will require additional CPU time and will likely reduce the overall performance of tcpreplay.