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authorXin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2015-01-06 22:29:12 +0000
committerXin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2015-01-06 22:29:12 +0000
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MFV r276759: libpcap 1.6.2.
MFC after: 1 month
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Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=276768
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@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-.\" @(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/pcap_snapshot.3pcap,v 1.3 2008-04-06 02:53:22 guy Exp $
-.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1994, 1996, 1997
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_SNAPSHOT 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
+.TH PCAP_SNAPSHOT 3PCAP "17 September 2013"
.SH NAME
pcap_snapshot \- get the snapshot length
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -40,5 +38,15 @@ or
.B pcap_open_live()
was called, for a live capture, or the snapshot length from the capture
file, for a ``savefile''.
+.PP
+It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by
+.B pcap_create()
+that has not yet been activated by
+.BR pcap_activate() .
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.B pcap_snapshot()
+returns the snapshot length on success and
+.B PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED
+if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated.
.SH SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP)