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diff --git a/pcap_datalink_val_to_name.3pcap b/pcap_datalink_val_to_name.3pcap
index aa3e89a6e0b2..f42165fbaca3 100644
--- a/pcap_datalink_val_to_name.3pcap
+++ b/pcap_datalink_val_to_name.3pcap
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_DATALINK_VAL_TO_NAME 3PCAP "3 January 2014"
+.TH PCAP_DATALINK_VAL_TO_NAME 3PCAP "12 October 2016"
.SH NAME
-pcap_datalink_val_to_name, pcap_datalink_val_to_description \- get a
+pcap_datalink_val_to_name, pcap_datalink_val_to_description,
+pcap_datalink_val_to_description_or_dlt \- get a
name or description for a link-layer header type value
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ name or description for a link-layer header type value
.ft B
const char *pcap_datalink_val_to_name(int dlt);
const char *pcap_datalink_val_to_description(int dlt);
+const char *pcap_datalink_val_to_description_or_dlt(int dlt);
.ft
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -52,3 +54,13 @@ link-layer header type.
is returned if the type value does not correspond to a known
.B DLT_
value.
+.PP
+.B pcap_datalink_val_to_description_or_dlt()
+translates a link-layer header type value to a short description of that
+link-layer header type just like pcap_datalink_val_to_description.
+If the type value does not correspond to a known
+.B DLT_
+value, the string "DLT n" is returned, where n is the value of
+the dlt argument.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+pcap(3PCAP)