v7 man page for pcap_create

Query: pcap_create

OS: v7

Section: 3pcap

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PCAP_CREATE(3PCAP)														PCAP_CREATE(3PCAP)

NAME
pcap_create - create a live capture handle
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h> char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE]; pcap_t *pcap_create(const char *source, char *errbuf);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_create() is used to create a packet capture handle to look at packets on the network. source is a string that specifies the network device to open; on Linux systems with 2.2 or later kernels, a source argument of "any" or NULL can be used to capture packets from all interfaces. The returned handle must be activated with pcap_activate() before packets can be captured with it; options for the capture, such as promis- cuous mode, can be set on the handle before activating it.
RETURN VALUE
pcap_create() returns a pcap_t * on success and NULL on failure. If NULL is returned, errbuf is filled in with an appropriate error mes- sage. errbuf is assumed to be able to hold at least PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE chars.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP) 5 April 2008 PCAP_CREATE(3PCAP)
Related Man Pages
pcap_open_live(3pcap) - osx
pcap_create(3pcap) - mojave
pcap_open_live(3pcap) - centos
pcap_open_live(3pcap) - suse
pcap_open_live(3pcap) - hpux
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