1PCAP_FILENO(3PCAP) PCAP_FILENO(3PCAP)
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6 pcap_fileno - get the file descriptor for a live capture
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9 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
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11 int pcap_fileno(pcap_t *p);
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14 If p refers to a network device that was opened for a live capture
15 using a combination of pcap_create(3PCAP) and pcap_activate(3PCAP), or
16 using pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_fileno() returns the file descriptor
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20 pcap_open_offline(3PCAP) or pcap_fopen_offline(3PCAP), a ``dead''
21 pcap_t opened using pcap_open_dead(3PCAP), or a pcap_t that was created
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23 vate(), it returns PCAP_ERROR.
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26 pcap(3PCAP)
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30 25 July 2018 PCAP_FILENO(3PCAP)