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PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS(3)					     Library Functions Manual					    PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS(3)

NAME
       pcap_list_datalinks, pcap_free_datalinks - get a list of link-layer header types supported by a capture device, and free that list

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_list_datalinks(pcap_t *p, int **dlt_buf);
       void pcap_free_datalinks(int *dlt_list);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_list_datalinks()  is used to get a list of the supported link-layer header types of the interface associated with the pcap descriptor.
       pcap_list_datalinks() allocates an array to hold the list and sets *dlt_buf to point to that array.

       The caller is responsible for freeing the array with pcap_free_datalinks(), which frees the list of link-layer header types pointed  to	by
       dlt_list.

       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_list_datalinks()  returns  the number of link-layer header types in the array on success, PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED if called on a cap-
       ture handle that has been created but not activated, and PCAP_ERROR (-1) on other errors.  If  PCAP_ERROR  is  returned,  pcap_geterr()	or
       pcap_perror() may be called with p as an argument to fetch or display the error text.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3), pcap_geterr(3), pcap_datalink_val_to_name(3), pcap-linktype(7)

								 17 September 2013					    PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS(3)