pcap_open_dead.3pcap

Langue: en

Version: 5 April 2008 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

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NAME

pcap_open_dead - open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a capture for output

SYNOPSIS

 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
 
 pcap_t *pcap_open_dead(int linktype, int snaplen);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_open_dead() is used for creating a pcap_t structure to use when calling the other functions in libpcap. It is typically used when just using libpcap for compiling BPF code.

linktype specifies the link-layer type for the pcap_t.

snaplen specifies the snapshot length for the pcap_t.

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP), pcap-linktype(7)