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PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP)					 PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP)

NAME
       pcap_open_dead  - open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a
       capture for output

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       pcap_t *pcap_open_dead(int linktype, int snaplen);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_open_dead() is used for creating a pcap_t structure	 to  use  when
       calling the other functions in libpcap.	It is typically used when just
       using libpcap for compiling BPF code.

       linktype specifies the link-layer type for the pcap_t.

       snaplen specifies the snapshot length for the pcap_t.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3PCAP), pcap-linktype(5)

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
       │  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    │	  ATTRIBUTE VALUE     │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
       │Availability	    │ system/library/libpcap  │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability │ Uncommitted	      │
       └────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
NOTES
       Source for  libpcap  is	available  at  http://opensolaris.org  and  at
       http://www.tcpdump.org.	     Documentation     is     available	    at
       file:///usr/share/man, and http://www.tcpdump.org.

				 5 April 2008		 PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3PCAP)

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