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20 .TH PCAP_SETFILTER 3PCAP "7 April 2014"
22 pcap_setfilter \- set the filter
26 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
30 int pcap_setfilter(pcap_t *p, struct bpf_program *fp);
35 is used to specify a filter program.
39 struct, usually the result of a call to
43 returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
50 as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
52 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_compile(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)