pcap_lib_version(3pcap) — Linux manual page

PCAP_LIB_VERSION(3PCAP)                           PCAP_LIB_VERSION(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_lib_version - get the version information for libpcap

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       const char *pcap_lib_version(void);

DESCRIPTION         top

       pcap_lib_version() returns a pointer to a string giving
       information about the version of the libpcap library being used.
       The string begins with the words "libpcap version".  Then follows
       the version, which consists of three dot-separated numbers and the
       optional "-PRE-GIT" suffix to indicate a development snapshot,
       same as in the output of pcap-config --version in sufficiently
       recent libpcap releases.  After the version often follows
       additional text to indicate particular features.  For example:

       an old release, on any OS
              libpcap version 1.5.3

       a newer release on a Linux host
              libpcap version 1.10.4 (with TPACKET_V3)

       the same, built with DAG support only
              libpcap version 1.10.4 (DAG-only)

       a development snapshot on a FreeBSD host
              libpcap version 1.11.0-PRE-GIT (with zerocopy support)

SEE ALSO         top

       pcap-config(1), pcap(3PCAP)

COLOPHON         top

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                             22 December 2024     PCAP_LIB_VERSION(3PCAP)

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