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Command: pcap_dump_ftell | Section: 3 | Source: FreeBSD | File: pcap_dump_ftell.3.gz
PCAP_DUMP_FTELL(3) Library Functions Manual PCAP_DUMP_FTELL(3)
NAME
pcap_dump_ftell, pcap_dump_ftell64 - get the current file offset for a
savefile being written
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
long pcap_dump_ftell(pcap_dumper_t *p);
int64_t pcap_dump_ftell64(pcap_dumper_t *p);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_dump_ftell() returns the current file position for the ``save-
file'', representing the number of bytes written by pcap_dump_open(3)
and pcap_dump(3). PCAP_ERROR is returned on error. If the current file
position does not fit in a long, it will be truncated; this can happen
on 32-bit UNIX-like systems with large file support and on Windows.
pcap_dump_ftell64() returns the current file position in a int64_t, so
if file offsets that don't fit in a long but that fit in a int64_t are
supported, this will return the file offset without truncation.
PCAP_ERROR is returned on error.
BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
The function pcap_dump_ftell64() became available in libpcap release
1.9.0. In previous releases, there was no mechanism to obtain a file
offset that is too large to fit in a long.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3)
25 July 2018 PCAP_DUMP_FTELL(3)