PCAP_SNAPSHOT
Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP)
Updated: 7 April 2014
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NAME
pcap_snapshot - get the snapshot length
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_snapshot(pcap_t *p);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_snapshot()
returns the snapshot length specified when
pcap_set_snapshot()
or
pcap_open_live()
was called, for a live capture, or the snapshot length from the capture
file, for a ``savefile''.
It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by
pcap_create()
that has not yet been activated by
pcap_activate().
RETURN VALUE
pcap_snapshot()
returns the snapshot length on success and
PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED
if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP)