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Diffstat (limited to 'pcap_open_live.3pcap')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pcap_open_live.3pcap b/pcap_open_live.3pcap index 8c5d47469b6a..d9ce8eec1446 100644 --- a/pcap_open_live.3pcap +++ b/pcap_open_live.3pcap @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .\" -.TH PCAP_OPEN_LIVE 3PCAP "3 January 2014" +.TH PCAP_OPEN_LIVE 3PCAP "20 January 2017" .SH NAME pcap_open_live \- open a device for capturing .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ specifies the snapshot length to be set on the handle. specifies if the interface is to be put into promiscuous mode. .PP .I to_ms -specifies the read timeout in milliseconds. +specifies the packet buffer timeout, as a non-negative value, in +milliseconds. (See +.BR pcap (3PCAP) +for an explanation of the packet buffer timeout.) .SH RETURN VALUE .B pcap_open_live() returns a |