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doc: remove reference to pcapng init function

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The rte_pcapng_init function doesn't exist, so remove it from the docs.

Also fix minor mistakes in the file.

Signed-off-by: Cian Ferriter <cian.ferriter@intel.com>
Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
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Cian Ferriter 2022-05-27 13:21:42 +00:00 committed by Thomas Monjalon
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doc/guides/prog_guide/pcapng_lib.rst
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@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ Packet Capture Next Generation Library
======================================
Exchanging packet traces becomes more and more critical every day.
The de facto standard for this is the format define by libpcap;
The de facto standard for this is the format defined by libpcap;
but that format is rather old and is lacking in functionality
for more modern applications.
The `Pcapng file format`_ is the default capture file format
for modern network capture processing tools
such as `wireshark`_ (can also be read by `tcpdump`_).
The Pcapng library is a an API for formatting packet data
The Pcapng library is an API for formatting packet data
into a Pcapng file.
The format conforms to the current `Pcapng RFC`_ standard.
It is designed to be integrated with the packet capture library.
@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ It is designed to be integrated with the packet capture library.
Usage
-----
Before the library can be used, the function ``rte_pcapng_init``
should be called once to initialize timestamp computation.
The output stream is created with ``rte_pcapng_fdopen``,
and should be closed with ``rte_pcapng_close``.