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.TH PCAP_MAJOR_VERSION 3PCAP "8 January 2018"

.SH NAME

pcap_major_version, pcap_minor_version \- get the version number of a savefile

.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf

.ft B

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

.ft

.LP

.ft B

int pcap_major_version(pcap_t *p);

int pcap_minor_version(pcap_t *p);

.ft

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

If

.I p

refers to a ``savefile'',

.B pcap_major_version()

returns the major number of the file format of the ``savefile'' and

.B pcap_minor_version()

returns the minor number of the file format of the ``savefile''.  The

version number is stored in the ``savefile''; note that the meaning of

its values depends on the type of ``savefile'' (for example, pcap or

pcapng).

.PP

If

.I p

refers to a live capture, the values returned by

.B pcap_major_version()

and

.B pcap_minor_version()

are not meaningful.

.SH SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP)