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22 .TH PCAP_COMPILE 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
24 pcap_compile \- compile a filter expression
28 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
32 int pcap_compile(pcap_t *p, struct bpf_program *fp,
34 const char *str, int optimize, bpf_u_int32 netmask);
39 is used to compile the string
41 into a filter program. See
42 .BR pcap-filter (@MAN_MISC_INFO@)
43 for the syntax of that string.
47 struct and is filled in by
50 controls whether optimization on the resulting code is performed.
52 specifies the IPv4 netmask of the network on which packets are being
53 captured; it is used only when checking for IPv4 broadcast addresses in
54 the filter program. If the netmask of the network on which packets are
55 being captured isn't known to the program, or if packets are being
56 captured on the Linux "any" pseudo-interface that can capture on more
57 than one network, a value of PCAP_NETMASK_UNKNOWN can be supplied; tests
58 for IPv4 broadcast addresses will fail to compile, but all other tests in
59 the filter program will be OK.
62 returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
69 as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
71 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_setfilter(3PCAP), pcap_freecode(3PCAP),
72 pcap_geterr(3PCAP), pcap-filter(@MAN_MISC_INFO@)