pcap_snapshot3pcap
Get the snapshot length
Usage
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_snapshot(pcap_t *p);
Overview
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.
Releases
90 releases since Mac OS X 10.6; the text changed 7 times.