pcap_dump(3pcap)

pcap_dump3pcap

Write a packet to a capture file

Usage

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

void pcap_dump(u_char *user, struct pcap_pkthdr *h,
u_char *sp);

Overview

pcap_dump() outputs a packet to the ``savefile'' opened with pcap_dump_open(3PCAP). Note that its calling arguments are suitable for use with pcap_dispatch(3PCAP) or pcap_loop(3PCAP). If called directly, the user parameter is of type pcap_dumper_t as returned by pcap_dump_open().

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 6.0–7
  2. 8
  3. 9–10
  4. 11–12
  5. 13–Arch

From libpcap 1.11.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.