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NAME

pcap_snapshot - get the snapshot length

SYNOPSIS

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

int pcap_snapshot(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_snapshot() returns the snapshot length specified when
pcap_set_snaplen(3PCAP) or pcap_open_live(3PCAP) was called, for a
live capture, or the snapshot length from the capture file, for a
``savefile''.

It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by
pcap_create(3PCAP) that has not yet been activated by
pcap_activate(3PCAP).

RETURN VALUE

pcap_snapshot() returns the snapshot length on success and
PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED if called on a capture handle that has been
created but not activated.

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP)

7 April 2014 PCAP_SNAPSHOT(3PCAP)