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22.TH PCAP_SETDIRECTION 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
23.SH NAME
24pcap_setdirection \- set the direction for which packets will be captured
25.SH SYNOPSIS
26.nf
27.ft B
28#include <pcap/pcap.h>
29.ft
30.LP
31.ft B
32int pcap_setdirection(pcap_t *p, pcap_direction_t d);
33.ft
34.fi
35.SH DESCRIPTION
36.B pcap_setdirection()
37is used to specify a direction that packets will be captured.
38.I d
39is one of the constants
40.BR PCAP_D_IN ,
41.B PCAP_D_OUT
42or
43.BR PCAP_D_INOUT .
44.B PCAP_D_IN
45will only capture packets received by the device,
46.B PCAP_D_OUT
47will only capture packets sent by the device and
48.B PCAP_D_INOUT
49will capture packets received by or sent by the device.
50.B PCAP_D_INOUT
51is the default setting if this function is not called.
52.PP
53.B pcap_setdirection()
54isn't necessarily fully supported on all platforms; some platforms might
55return an error for all values, and some other platforms might not
56support
57.BR PCAP_D_OUT .
58.PP
59This operation is not supported if a ``savefile'' is being read.
60.SH RETURN VALUE
61.B pcap_setdirection()
62returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
63If \-1 is returned,
64.B pcap_geterr()
65or
66.B pcap_perror()
67may be called with
68.I p
69as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
70.SH SEE ALSO
71pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)