NAME

       pcap_snapshot - get the snapshot length

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_snapshot(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION

       pcap_snapshot()  returns  the  snapshot length specified when pcap_set_snapshot() or pcap_open_live() was
       called, for a live capture, or the snapshot length from the capture file, for a ``savefile''.

       It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by pcap_create() that has not yet  been  activated  by
       pcap_activate().

RETURN VALUE

       pcap_snapshot()  returns  the  snapshot  length  on  success  and PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED if called on a
       capture handle that has been created but not activated.

SEE ALSO

       pcap(3PCAP)

                                                  7 April 2014                              PCAP_SNAPSHOT(3PCAP)