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20 .TH PCAP_FILE 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
22 pcap_file \- get the standard I/O stream for a savefile being read
26 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
30 FILE *pcap_file(pcap_t *p);
35 returns the standard I/O stream of the ``savefile,'' if a ``savefile''
37 .BR pcap_open_offline() ,
38 or NULL, if a network device was opened with
43 .BR pcap_open_live() .
45 Note that the Packet Capture library is usually built with large file
46 support, so the standard I/O stream of the ``savefile'' might refer to
47 a file larger than 2 gigabytes; applications that use
49 should, if possible, use calls that support large files on the return
52 or the value returned by
54 when passed the return value of
57 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_open_offline(3PCAP)