---
name: "webspy"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dsniff"
version: "2.4b1-34"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/webspy"
---

# webspy(8)

display sniffed URLs in Netscape in real-time

## NAME

webspy - display sniffed URLs in Netscape in real-time

## SYNOPSIS

```

```

**webspy** \[**-i** *interface* \| **-p** *pcapfile*\] *host*

## DESCRIPTION

**webspy** sends URLs sniffed from a client to your local Netscape browser for display, updated in real-time (as the target surfs, your browser surfs along with them, automagically). Netscape must be running on your local X display ahead of time.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** *interface*

  Specify the interface to listen on.

- **-p** *pcapfile*

  Process packets from the specified PCAP capture file instead of the network.

- *host*

  Specify the web client to spy on.

## SEE ALSO

[dsniff(8)](/dsniff/8.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Dug Song <dugsong@monkey.org>
```