pcap_close(3pcap) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)                                      PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_close - close a capture device or savefile

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       void pcap_close(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION         top

       pcap_close() closes the files associated with p and deallocates
       resources.

SEE ALSO         top

       pcap(3PCAP)

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the libpcap (packet capture library)
       project.  Information about the project can be found at 
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                             3 January 2014            PCAP_CLOSE(3PCAP)