linux man page for pcap_dump_open

Query: pcap_dump_open

OS: linux

Section: 3pcap

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PCAP_DUMP_OPEN(3PCAP)													     PCAP_DUMP_OPEN(3PCAP)

NAME
pcap_dump_open, pcap_dump_fopen - open a file to which to write packets
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h> pcap_dumper_t *pcap_dump_open(pcap_t *p, const char *fname); pcap_dumper_t *pcap_dump_fopen(pcap_t *p, FILE *fp);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_dump_open() is called to open a ``savefile'' for writing. fname specifies the name of the file to open. The file will have the same format as those used by tcpdump(1) and tcpslice(1). The name "-" in a synonym for stdout. pcap_dump_fopen() is called to write data to an existing open stream fp. Note that on Windows, that stream should be opened in binary mode. p is a capture or ``savefile'' handle returned by an earlier call to pcap_create() and activated by an earlier call to pcap_activate(), or returned by an earlier call to pcap_open_offline(), pcap_open_live(), or pcap_open_dead(). The link-layer type and snapshot length from p are used as the link-layer type and snapshot length of the output file.
RETURN VALUES
A pointer to a pcap_dumper_t structure to use in subsequent pcap_dump() and pcap_dump_close() calls is returned on success. NULL is returned on failure. If NULL is returned, pcap_geterr(p) can be used to get the error text.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP), pcap_open_offline(3PCAP), pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_open_dead(3PCAP), pcap_dump(3PCAP), pcap_dump_close(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP), pcap-savefile(5) 5 April 2008 PCAP_DUMP_OPEN(3PCAP)
Related Man Pages
pcap_activate(3pcap) - centos
pcap_dump_open(3pcap) - mojave
pcap_fopen_offline(3pcap) - mojave
pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision(3pcap) - centos
pcap_open_offline_with_tstamp_precision(3pcap) - centos
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