3.9. The “Capture” Menu
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## 3.9. The “Capture” Menu

The Wireshark Capture menu contains the fields shown in Table 3.7, “Capture menu items”.

Figure 3.7. The “Capture” Menu

Table 3.7. Capture menu items

Menu Item | Accelerator | Description
--- | --- | ---
Options…​ | Ctrl+K | Shows the Capture Options dialog box, which allows you to configure interfaces and capture options. See Section 4.5, “The “Capture Options” Dialog Box”.
Start | Ctrl+E | Immediately starts capturing packets with the same settings as the last time.
Stop | Ctrl+E | Stops the currently running capture. See Section 4.11.1, “Stop the running capture”.
Restart | Ctrl+R | Stops the currently running capture and starts it again with the same options.
Capture Filters…​ |  | Shows a dialog box that allows you to create and edit capture filters. You can name filters and save them for future use. See Section 6.6, “Defining And Saving Filters”.
Refresh Interfaces | F5 | Clear and recreate the interface list.

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