+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | This man page documents libpcap version 1.10.4. | | | | Your system may have a different version installed, possibly with some | | local modifications. To achieve the best results, please make sure this | | version of this man page suits your needs. If necessary, try to look for | | a different version on this web site or in the man pages available in your | | installation. | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ PCAP_FILE(3PCAP) PCAP_FILE(3PCAP) NAME pcap_file - get the standard I/O stream for a savefile being read SYNOPSIS #include FILE *pcap_file(pcap_t *p); DESCRIPTION pcap_file() returns the standard I/O stream of the ``savefile,'' if a ``savefile'' was opened with pcap_open_offline(3PCAP), or NULL, if a network device was opened with pcap_create(3PCAP) and pcap_activate(3PCAP), or with pcap_open_live(3PCAP). Note that the Packet Capture library is usually built with large file support, so the standard I/O stream of the ``savefile'' might refer to a file larger than 2 gigabytes; applications that use pcap_file() should, if possible, use calls that support large files on the return value of pcap_file() or the value returned by fileno(3) when passed the return value of pcap_file(). SEE ALSO pcap(3PCAP) 3 January 2014 PCAP_FILE(3PCAP)