parallel_tshark.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
files = `ls -1 *.pcap`.split("\n")

threads = []
8.times do

  threads << Thread.new do

    while not files.empty? do
      f = files.pop
      puts "\nprocessing next file: #{f}\n"
      cmd = "tshark -r #{f} -n -R http -T fields -e http.request.uri -e ip.src -e http.x_forwarded_for -e http.user_agent >> /mnt/mnt2/#{f}.txt"
      system(cmd)
    end

  end

end

threads.each{ |t| t.join }