man3pcap - Package Capture Library Functions

pcap(3pcap): pcap - Packet Capture library
pcap_activate(3pcap): pcap_activate - activate a capture handle
pcap_breakloop(3pcap): pcap_breakloop - force a pcap_dispatch() or pcap_loop() call to return
pcap_can_set_rfmon(3pcap): pcap_can_set_rfmon - check whether monitor mode can be set for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_close(3pcap): pcap_close - close a capture device or savefile
pcap_compile(3pcap): pcap_compile - compile a filter expression
pcap_create(3pcap): pcap_create - create a live capture handle
pcap_datalink(3pcap): pcap_datalink - get the link-layer header type
pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3pcap): pcap_datalink_name_to_val - get the link-layer header type value corresponding to a header type name
pcap_datalink_val_to_name(3pcap): pcap_datalink_val_to_name, pcap_datalink_val_to_description, pcap_datalink_val_to_description_or_dlt - get a name or description for a link-layer header type value
pcap_dump(3pcap): pcap_dump - write a packet to a capture file
pcap_dump_close(3pcap): pcap_dump_close - close a savefile being written to
pcap_dump_file(3pcap): pcap_dump_file - get the standard I/O stream for a savefile being written
pcap_dump_flush(3pcap): pcap_dump_flush - flush to a savefile packets dumped
pcap_dump_ftell(3pcap): pcap_dump_ftell, pcap_dump_ftell64 - get the current file offset for a savefile being written
pcap_dump_open(3pcap): pcap_dump_open, pcap_dump_open_append, pcap_dump_fopen - open a file to which to write packets
pcap_file(3pcap): pcap_file - get the standard I/O stream for a savefile being read
pcap_fileno(3pcap): pcap_fileno - get the file descriptor for a live capture
pcap_findalldevs(3pcap): pcap_findalldevs, pcap_freealldevs - get a list of capture devices, and free that list
pcap_freecode(3pcap): pcap_freecode - free a BPF program
pcap_get_required_select_timeout(3pcap): pcap_get_required_select_timeout - get a timeout to be used when doing select() for a live capture
pcap_get_selectable_fd(3pcap): pcap_get_selectable_fd - get a file descriptor on which a select() can be done for a live capture
pcap_get_tstamp_precision(3pcap): pcap_get_tstamp_precision - get the time stamp precision returned in captures
pcap_geterr(3pcap): pcap_geterr, pcap_perror - get or print libpcap error message text
pcap_init(3pcap): pcap_init - initialize the library
pcap_inject(3pcap): pcap_inject, pcap_sendpacket - transmit a packet
pcap_is_swapped(3pcap): pcap_is_swapped - find out whether a savefile has the native byte order
pcap_lib_version(3pcap): pcap_lib_version - get the version information for libpcap
pcap_list_datalinks(3pcap): pcap_list_datalinks, pcap_free_datalinks - get a list of link-layer header types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_list_tstamp_types(3pcap): pcap_list_tstamp_types, pcap_free_tstamp_types - get a list of time stamp types supported by a capture device, and free that list
pcap_lookupdev(3pcap): pcap_lookupdev - find the default device on which to capture
pcap_lookupnet(3pcap): pcap_lookupnet - find the IPv4 network number and netmask for a device
pcap_loop(3pcap): pcap_loop, pcap_dispatch - process packets from a live capture or savefile
pcap_major_version(3pcap): pcap_major_version, pcap_minor_version - get the version number of a savefile
pcap_next_ex(3pcap): pcap_next_ex, pcap_next - read the next packet from a pcap_t
pcap_offline_filter(3pcap): pcap_offline_filter - check whether a filter matches a packet
pcap_open_dead(3pcap): pcap_open_dead, pcap_open_dead_with_tstamp_precision - open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a capture for output
pcap_open_live(3pcap): pcap_open_live - open a device for capturing
pcap_open_offline(3pcap): pcap_open_offline, pcap_open_offline_with_tstamp_precision, pcap_fopen_offline, pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision - open a saved capture file for reading
pcap_set_buffer_size(3pcap): pcap_set_buffer_size - set the buffer size for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_datalink(3pcap): pcap_set_datalink - set the link-layer header type to be used by a capture device
pcap_set_immediate_mode(3pcap): pcap_set_immediate_mode - set immediate mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_promisc(3pcap): pcap_set_promisc - set promiscuous mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_protocol_linux(3pcap): pcap_set_protocol_linux - set capture protocol for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_rfmon(3pcap): pcap_set_rfmon - set monitor mode for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_snaplen(3pcap): pcap_set_snaplen - set the snapshot length for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_timeout(3pcap): pcap_set_timeout - set the packet buffer timeout for a not-yet-activated capture handle
pcap_set_tstamp_precision(3pcap): pcap_set_tstamp_precision - set the time stamp precision returned in captures
pcap_set_tstamp_type(3pcap): pcap_set_tstamp_type - set the time stamp type to be used by a capture device
pcap_setdirection(3pcap): pcap_setdirection - set the direction for which packets will be captured
pcap_setfilter(3pcap): pcap_setfilter - set the filter
pcap_setnonblock(3pcap): pcap_setnonblock, pcap_getnonblock - set or get the state of non-blocking mode on a capture device
pcap_snapshot(3pcap): pcap_snapshot - get the snapshot length
pcap_stats(3pcap): pcap_stats - get capture statistics
pcap_statustostr(3pcap): pcap_statustostr - convert a PCAP_ERROR_ or PCAP_WARNING_ value to a string
pcap_strerror(3pcap): pcap_strerror - convert an errno value to a string
pcap_tstamp_type_name_to_val(3pcap): pcap_tstamp_type_name_to_val - get the time stamp type value corresponding to a time stamp type name
pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_name(3pcap): pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_name, pcap_tstamp_type_val_to_description - get a name or description for a time stamp type value