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_snaplen(3PCAP) or
       pcap_open_live(3PCAP) 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(3PCAP) that has not yet
       been activated by pcap_activate(3PCAP).

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)