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Diffstat (limited to 'pcap_init.3pcap')
| -rw-r--r-- | pcap_init.3pcap | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/pcap_init.3pcap b/pcap_init.3pcap index a807d0ecd86c..3bef7dcddcbc 100644 --- a/pcap_init.3pcap +++ b/pcap_init.3pcap @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .\" -.TH PCAP_INIT 3PCAP "4 May 2022" +.TH PCAP_INIT 3PCAP "30 November 2023" .SH NAME pcap_init \- initialize the library .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ int pcap_init(unsigned int opts, char *errbuf); is used to initialize the Packet Capture library. .I opts specifies options for the library; -currently, the options are: +.I errbuf +is a buffer large enough to hold at least +.B PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE +chars. +.PP +Currently, the options that can be specified in +.I opts +are: .TP .B PCAP_CHAR_ENC_LOCAL Treat all strings supplied as arguments, and return all strings to the @@ -87,10 +94,6 @@ 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 BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY This function became available in libpcap release 1.9.0. In previous releases, on Windows, all strings supplied as arguments, and all strings |