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Diffstat (limited to 'pcap_create.3pcap')
| -rw-r--r-- | pcap_create.3pcap | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/pcap_create.3pcap b/pcap_create.3pcap index bd42d733f6cb..f08ac5c2b877 100644 --- a/pcap_create.3pcap +++ b/pcap_create.3pcap @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .\" -.TH PCAP_CREATE 3PCAP "3 January 2014" +.TH PCAP_CREATE 3PCAP "30 November 2023" .SH NAME pcap_create \- create a live capture handle .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ with 2.2 or later kernels, a argument of "any" or .B NULL can be used to capture packets from all interfaces. +.I errbuf +is a buffer large enough to hold at least +.B PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE +chars. .PP The returned handle must be activated with .BR pcap_activate (3PCAP) @@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ on the handle before activating it. .SH RETURN VALUE .BR pcap_create () returns a -.I pcap_t * +.B pcap_t * on success and .B NULL on failure. @@ -64,9 +68,5 @@ If 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 .BR pcap (3PCAP) |