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PCAP_SNAPSHOT(3)           Library Functions Manual           PCAP_SNAPSHOT(3)



NAME
       pcap_snapshot - get the snapshot length

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_snapshot(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_snapshot() returns the snapshot length specified when
       pcap_set_snaplen(3) or pcap_open_live(3) was called, for a live
       capture, or the snapshot length from the capture file, for a
       ``savefile''.

       It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by pcap_create(3)
       that has not yet been activated by pcap_activate(3).

RETURN VALUE
       pcap_snapshot() returns the snapshot length on success and
       PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED if called on a capture handle that has been
       created but not activated.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3)



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