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.TH PCAP_OPEN_OFFLINE 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
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.SH NAME
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pcap_open_offline, pcap_fopen_offline \- open a saved capture file for reading
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <pcap/pcap.h>
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.LP
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.nf
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char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
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.LP
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pcap_t *pcap_open_offline(const char *fname, char *errbuf);
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pcap_t *pcap_fopen_offline(FILE *fp, char *errbuf);
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.ft
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B pcap_open_offline()
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is called to open a ``savefile'' for reading.
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.PP
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.I fname
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specifies the name of the file to open. The file has
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the same format as those used by
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.BR tcpdump (1)
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and
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.BR tcpslice (1).
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The name "-" in a synonym for
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.BR stdin .
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.PP
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Alternatively, you may call
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.B pcap_fopen_offline()
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to read dumped data from an existing open stream
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.IR fp .
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Note that on Windows, that stream should be opened in binary mode.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.B pcap_open_offline()
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and
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.B pcap_fopen_offline()
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return a
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.I pcap_t *
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on success and
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.B NULL
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on failure.
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If
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.B NULL
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is returned,
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.I errbuf
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is filled in with an appropriate error message.
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.I errbuf
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is assumed to be able to hold at least
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.B PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE
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chars.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pcap(3PCAP), pcap-savefile(@MAN_FILE_FORMATS@)
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