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PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3)                          Library Functions Manual





NAME
       pcap_get_tstamp_precision - get the time stamp precision returned in
       captures

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_get_tstamp_precision(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns the precision of the time stamp
       returned in packet captures on the pcap descriptor.

RETURN VALUE
       pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_MICRO or
       PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NANO, which indicates that pcap captures contains
       time stamps in microseconds or nanoseconds respectively.

BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
       This function became available in libpcap release 1.5.1.  In previous
       releases, time stamps from a capture device or savefile are always
       given in seconds and microseconds.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3), pcap_set_tstamp_precision(3), pcap-tstamp(7)



                                23 August 2018    PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3)