NAME¶
pcap_open_dead - open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a capture
for output
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
pcap_t *pcap_open_dead(int linktype, int snaplen);
DESCRIPTION¶
pcap_open_dead() is used for creating a
pcap_t structure to use
when calling the other functions in libpcap. It is typically used when just
using libpcap for compiling BPF code.
linktype specifies the link-layer type for the
pcap_t.
snaplen specifies the snapshot length for the
pcap_t.
SEE ALSO¶
pcap(3PCAP),
pcap-linktype(7)
