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Section 1:
Executable programs or shell commands
pcap-config.1
Write libpcap compiler and linker flags to standard output
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Section 3pcap:
Library calls
pcap.3pcap
Packet capture library
pcap_activate.3pcap
Activate a capture handle
pcap_breakloop.3pcap
Force a pcap_dispatch() or pcap_loop() call to return
pcap_can_set_rfmon.3pcap
Check whether monitor mode can be set for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_close.3pcap
Close a capture device or savefile
pcap_compile.3pcap
Compile a filter expression
pcap_create.3pcap
Create a live capture handle
pcap_datalink.3pcap
Get the link-layer header type
pcap_datalink_name_to_val.3pcap
Get the link-layer header type value corresponding to a header type name
pcap_datalink_val_to_description.3pcap
Get a name or description for a link-layer header type value
pcap_datalink_val_to_name.3pcap
Get a name or description for a link-layer header type value
pcap_dispatch.3pcap
Process packets from a live capture or savefile
pcap_dump.3pcap
Write a packet to a capture file
pcap_dump_close.3pcap
Close a savefile being written to
pcap_dump_file.3pcap
Get the standard i/o stream for a savefile being written
pcap_dump_flush.3pcap
Flush to a savefile packets dumped
pcap_dump_fopen.3pcap
Open a file to which to write packets
pcap_dump_ftell.3pcap
Get the current file offset for a savefile being written
pcap_dump_open.3pcap
Open a file to which to write packets
pcap_file.3pcap
Get the standard i/o stream for a savefile being read
pcap_fileno.3pcap
Get the file descriptor for a live capture
pcap_findalldevs.3pcap
Get a list of capture devices, and free that list
pcap_fopen_offline.3pcap
Open a saved capture file for reading
pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision.3pcap
Open a saved capture file for reading
pcap_free_datalinks.3pcap
Get a list of link-layer header types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_free_tstamp_types.3pcap
Get a list of time stamp types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_freealldevs.3pcap
Get a list of capture devices, and free that list
pcap_freecode.3pcap
Free a bpf program
pcap_get_selectable_fd.3pcap
Get a file descriptor on which a select() can be done for a live capture
pcap_get_tstamp_precision.3pcap
Get the time stamp precision returned in captures
pcap_geterr.3pcap
Get or print libpcap error message text
pcap_getnonblock.3pcap
Set or get the state of non-blocking mode on a capture device
pcap_inject.3pcap
Transmit a packet
pcap_is_swapped.3pcap
Find out whether a savefile has the native byte order
pcap_lib_version.3pcap
Get the version information for libpcap
pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap
Get a list of link-layer header types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_list_tstamp_types.3pcap
Get a list of time stamp types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_lookupdev.3pcap
Find the default device on which to capture
pcap_lookupnet.3pcap
Find the ipv4 network number and netmask for a device
pcap_loop.3pcap
Process packets from a live capture or savefile
pcap_major_version.3pcap
Get the version number of a savefile
pcap_minor_version.3pcap
Get the version number of a savefile
pcap_next.3pcap
Read the next packet from a pcap_t
pcap_next_ex.3pcap
Read the next packet from a pcap_t
pcap_offline_filter.3pcap
Check whether a filter matches a packet
pcap_open_dead.3pcap
Open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a capture for output
pcap_open_dead_with_tstamp_precision.3pcap
Open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a capture for output
pcap_open_live.3pcap
Open a device for capturing
pcap_open_offline.3pcap
Open a saved capture file for reading
pcap_open_offline_with_tstamp_precision.3pcap
Open a saved capture file for reading
pcap_perror.3pcap
Get or print libpcap error message text
pcap_sendpacket.3pcap
Transmit a packet
pcap_set_buffer_size.3pcap
Set the buffer size for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_datalink.3pcap
Set the link-layer header type to be used by a capture device
pcap_set_immediate_mode.3pcap
Set immediate mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_promisc.3pcap
Set promiscuous mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_rfmon.3pcap
Set monitor mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_snaplen.3pcap
Set the snapshot length for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_timeout.3pcap
Set the read timeout for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_tstamp_precision.3pcap
Set the time stamp precision returned in captures
pcap_set_tstamp_type.3pcap
Set the time stamp type to be used by a capture device
pcap_setdirection.3pcap
Set the direction for which packets will be captured
pcap_setfilter.3pcap
Set the filter
pcap_setnonblock.3pcap
Set or get the state of non-blocking mode on a capture device
pcap_snapshot.3pcap
Get the snapshot length
pcap_stats.3pcap
Get capture statistics
pcap_statustostr.3pcap
Convert a pcap_error_ or pcap_warning_ value to a string
pcap_strerror.3pcap
Convert an errno value to a string
pcap_tstamp_type_name_to_val.3pcap
Get the time stamp type value corresponding to a time stamp type name
pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_description.3pcap
Get a name or description for a time stamp type value
pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_name.3pcap
Get a name or description for a time stamp type value
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Section 5:
File formats and conventions
pcap-savefile.5
Libpcap savefile format
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Section 7:
Miscellaneous
pcap-linktype.7
Link-layer header types supported by libpcap
pcap-tstamp.7
Packet time stamps in libpcap