pcap_geterr(3pcap) — Linux manual page

PCAP_GETERR(3PCAP)                                    PCAP_GETERR(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_geterr, pcap_perror - get or print libpcap error message
       text

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       char *pcap_geterr(pcap_t *p);
       void pcap_perror(pcap_t *p, const char *prefix);

DESCRIPTION         top

       pcap_geterr() returns the error text pertaining to the last pcap
       library error.  NOTE: the pointer it returns will no longer point
       to a valid error message string after the pcap_t passed to it is
       closed; you must use or copy the string before closing the
       pcap_t.

       pcap_perror() prints the text of the last pcap library error on
       stderr, prefixed by prefix.

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 
       ⟨http://www.tcpdump.org/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this
       manual page, see ⟨http://www.tcpdump.org/#patches⟩.  This page
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       ⟨https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap.git⟩ on 2024-06-14.
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                             15 January 2016          PCAP_GETERR(3PCAP)

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