[pcap-ng-format] Need to decide on the official name for this file format, and stick to it

Jasper Bongertz jasper at packet-foo.com
Sat Aug 22 23:45:45 UTC 2015


> The document generally uses the word "pcapng" to describe the file
> format, but until today used "pcap-ng" in the introduction.

> It would be nice to stick to one name, at least within the document. I
> just don't know what the official name is. :)

> Right now it's "pcapng". Does anyone mind it staying that?

I second going for "pcapng".

> (as an aside, some web sites use "PCAP-NG" (all caps), or "PcapNg" or
> other variations)

Yeah, even I have probably used 3-4 variations myself (including
pcapNG I think) :-)
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