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22 .TH PCAP_SETNONBLOCK 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
24 pcap_setnonblock, pcap_getnonblock \- set or get the state of
25 non-blocking mode on a capture device
29 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
34 char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
38 int pcap_setnonblock(pcap_t *p, int nonblock, char *errbuf);
39 int pcap_getnonblock(pcap_t *p, char *errbuf);
44 puts a capture handle into ``non-blocking'' mode, or takes it out
45 of ``non-blocking'' mode, depending on whether the
47 argument is non-zero or zero. It has no effect on ``savefiles''.
48 If there is an error, \-1 is returned and
50 is filled in with an appropriate error message; otherwise, 0 is
53 ``non-blocking'' mode, an attempt to read from the capture descriptor
56 will, if no packets are currently available to be read, return 0
57 immediately rather than blocking waiting for packets to arrive.
61 will not work in ``non-blocking'' mode.
63 When first activated with
67 a capture handle is not in ``non-blocking mode''; a call to
69 is required in order to put it into ``non-blocking'' mode.
72 returns the current ``non-blocking'' state of the capture descriptor; it
73 always returns 0 on ``savefiles''.
74 If there is an error, \-1 is returned and
76 is filled in with an appropriate error message.
79 is assumed to be able to hold at least
83 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_loop(3PCAP), pcap_next_ex(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)