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22 .TH PCAP_OPEN_DEAD 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
24 pcap_open_dead \- open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a
29 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
33 pcap_t *pcap_open_dead(int linktype, int snaplen);
39 is used for creating a
41 structure to use when calling the other functions in libpcap. It is
42 typically used when just using libpcap for compiling BPF code.
45 specifies the link-layer type for the
49 specifies the snapshot length for the
52 pcap(3PCAP), pcap-linktype(@MAN_MISC_INFO@)