pcap_close(3pcap) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)                                       PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_close - close a capture device or savefile

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       void pcap_close(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION         top

       pcap_close() closes the files associated with p and deallocates
       resources. This means that, for example, if p refers to a savefile
       that was opened with pcap_fopen_offline() or
       pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision(), the stream provided to
       the routine will be closed unless it is stdin.

SEE ALSO         top

       pcap(3PCAP), pcap_open_offline(3PCAP)

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the libpcap (packet capture library) project.
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                             12 October 2024            PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)