pcap_dump_flush(3PCAP) man page

pcap_dump_flush(3PCAP) man page

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NAME

pcap_dump_flush - flush to a savefile packets dumped

SYNOPSIS

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

int pcap_dump_flush(pcap_dumper_t *p);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_dump_flush() flushes the output buffer to the savefile'', so that any packets written with [**pcap\_dump**](https://www.tcpdump.org/manpages/pcap_dump.3pcap.html)(3PCAP) but not yet written to thesavefile'' will be written.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_dump_flush() returns 0 on success and PCAP_ERROR on failure.

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP), pcap_dump_open(3PCAP)

COLOPHON

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