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.TH PCAP_FILENO 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
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.SH NAME
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pcap_fileno \- get the file descriptor for a live capture
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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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.ft
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.LP
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.ft B
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int pcap_fileno(pcap_t *p);
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.ft
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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If
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.I p
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refers to a network device that was opened for a live capture using
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a combination of
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.B pcap_create()
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and
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.BR pcap_activate() ,
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or using
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.BR pcap_open_live() ,
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.B pcap_fileno()
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returns the file descriptor from which captured packets are read.
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.LP
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If
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.I p
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refers to a ``savefile'' that was opened using functions such as
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.BR pcap_open_offline()
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or
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.BR pcap_fopen_offline() ,
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a ``dead''
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.B pcap_t
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opened using
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.BR pcap_open_dead() ,
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or a
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.B pcap_t
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that was created with
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.B pcap_create()
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but that has not yet been activated with
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.BR pcap_activate() ,
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it returns \-1.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP),
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pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_open_offline(3PCAP),
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pcap_fopen_offline(3PCAP), pcap_open_dead(3PCAP)
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