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+.TH PCAP_OPEN_OFFLINE 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
+.SH NAME
+pcap_open_offline, pcap_fopen_offline \- open a saved capture file for reading
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.ft B
+#include <pcap/pcap.h>
+.ft
+.LP
+.nf
+.ft B
+char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
+.ft
+.LP
+.ft B
+pcap_t *pcap_open_offline(const char *fname, char *errbuf);
+pcap_t *pcap_fopen_offline(FILE *fp, char *errbuf);
+.ft
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B pcap_open_offline()
+is called to open a ``savefile'' for reading.
+.PP
+.I fname
+specifies the name of the file to open. The file has
+the same format as those used by
+.BR tcpdump (1)
+and
+.BR tcpslice (1).
+The name "-" in a synonym for
+.BR stdin .
+.PP
+Alternatively, you may call
+.B pcap_fopen_offline()
+to read dumped data from an existing open stream
+.IR fp .
+Note that on Windows, that stream should be opened in binary mode.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.B pcap_open_offline()
+and
+.B pcap_fopen_offline()
+return a
+.I pcap_t *
+on success and
+.B NULL
+on failure.
+If
+.B NULL
+is returned,
+.I errbuf
+is filled in with an appropriate error message.
+.I errbuf
+is assumed to be able to hold at least
+.B PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE
+chars.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+pcap(3PCAP), pcap-savefile(@MAN_FILE_FORMATS@)