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)