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.TH PCAP_GETERR 3PCAP "15 January 2016"
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.SH NAME
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pcap_geterr, pcap_perror \- get or print libpcap error message text
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <pcap/pcap.h>
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.ft B
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char *pcap_geterr(pcap_t *p);
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void pcap_perror(pcap_t *p, const char *prefix);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B pcap_geterr()
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returns the error text pertaining to the last pcap library error.
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.BR NOTE :
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the pointer it returns will no longer point to a valid error message
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string after the
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.B pcap_t
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passed to it is closed; you must use or copy the string before closing
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the
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.BR pcap_t .
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.PP
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.B pcap_perror()
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prints the text of the last pcap library error on
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.BR stderr ,
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prefixed by
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.IR prefix .
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pcap(3PCAP)
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