pcap_get_tstamp_precision3pcap
Get the time stamp precision returned in captures
Usage
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_get_tstamp_precision(pcap_t *p);
Overview
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.
Releases
50 releases since macOS 10.12; the text changed 3 times.