pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap.in revision 276768
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PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS 3PCAP "17 September 2013"
NAME
pcap_list_datalinks, pcap_free_datalinks - get a list of link-layer header
types supported by a capture device, and free that list
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>int pcap_list_datalinks(pcap_t *p, int **dlt_buf); void pcap_free_datalinks(int *dlt_list);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_list_datalinks() is used to get a list of the supported link-layer header types of the
interface associated with the pcap descriptor.
pcap_list_datalinks() allocates an array to hold the list and sets
*dlt_buf to point to that array.
The caller is responsible for freeing the array with pcap_free_datalinks() , which frees the list of link-layer header types pointed to by dlt_list .
It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by pcap_create() that has not yet been activated by pcap_activate() .
RETURN VALUE
pcap_list_datalinks() returns the number of link-layer header types in the array on success,
PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated,
and
PCAP_ERROR (-1) on other errors.
If
PCAP_ERROR is returned,
pcap_geterr() or
pcap_perror() may be called with
p as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP),
pcap_datalink_val_to_name(3PCAP),
pcap-linktype(@MAN_MISC_INFO@)