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Diffstat (limited to 'pcap_close.3pcap')
| -rw-r--r-- | pcap_close.3pcap | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pcap_close.3pcap b/pcap_close.3pcap index c4ac3fad8eec..1e3d6c381018 100644 --- a/pcap_close.3pcap +++ b/pcap_close.3pcap @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .\" -.TH PCAP_CLOSE 3PCAP "3 January 2014" +.TH PCAP_CLOSE 3PCAP "12 October 2024" .SH NAME pcap_close \- close a capture device or savefile .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ void pcap_close(pcap_t *p); .BR pcap_close () closes the files associated with .I p -and deallocates resources. +and deallocates resources. This means that, for example, if +.I p +refers to a savefile that was opened with +.BR pcap_fopen_offline () +or +.BR pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision (), +the stream provided to the routine will be closed unless it is +.BR stdin . .SH SEE ALSO -.BR pcap (3PCAP) +.BR pcap (3PCAP), +.BR pcap_open_offline (3PCAP) |