PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP) PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP)

NAME

pcap_get_tstamp_precision - get the time stamp precision returned in
captures

SYNOPSIS

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

int pcap_get_tstamp_precision(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns the precision of the time stamp
returned in packet captures on the pcap descriptor.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_MICRO or
PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NANO, which indicates that pcap captures
contains time stamps in microseconds or nanoseconds respectively.

BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY

This function became available in libpcap release 1.5.1. In previous
releases, time stamps from a capture device or savefile are always
given in seconds and microseconds.

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP), pcap_set_tstamp_precision(3PCAP), pcap-tstamp(5)

23 August 2018
PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP)