PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP) PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP)
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)
5 April 2008 PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP)
