# bro: pcap\_complile: parse error

**URL:** https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-pcap-complile-parse-error/61
**Category:** Zeek
**Created:** [October 5, 1999, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-pcap-complile-parse-error/61 "1999-10-05T23:40:56Z")
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### Author: ![Vern](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/vern/32/630_2.png) [@Vern](https://community.zeek.org/u/Vern)
#### Post date: [October 5, 1999, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-pcap-complile-parse-error/61/1 "1999-10-05T23:40:56Z")

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> bro-pub-0.6% bro -f "myFilter" -i lo mt

-f specifies the filter itself, not a file containing the filter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vern

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-pcap-complile-parse-error/61/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:07Z")

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