diff --git a/dbus-vis/linecount.py b/dbus-vis/linecount.py
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+# This script is used for printing out the number of packets in a pcap file
+
+from scapy.all import rdpcap
+import sys
+
+file_name = sys.argv[1]
+try:
+    stream = rdpcap(file_name)
+    n = 0
+    for packet in stream:
+        n += 1
+    print(n)
+except Exception as e:
+    pass