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22.TH PCAP_OFFLINE_FILTER 3PCAP "13 May 2008"
23.SH NAME
24pcap_offline_filter \- check whether a filter matches a packet
25.SH SYNOPSIS
26.nf
27.ft B
28#include <pcap/pcap.h>
29.ft
30.LP
31.ft B
32int pcap_offline_filter(const struct bpf_program *fp,
33.ti +8
34const struct pcap_pkthdr *h, const u_char *pkt)
35.ft
36.fi
37.SH DESCRIPTION
38.B pcap_offline_filter()
39checks whether a filter matches a packet.
40.I fp
41is a pointer to a
42.I bpf_program
43struct, usually the result of a call to
44.BR pcap_compile() .
45.I h
46points to the
47.I pcap_pkthdr
48structure for the packet, and
49.I pkt
50points to the data in the packet.
51.SH RETURN VALUE
52.B pcap_offline_filter()
53returns the return value of the filter program. This will be zero if
54the packet doesn't match the filter and non-zero if the packet matches
55the filter.
56.SH SEE ALSO
57pcap(3PCAP), pcap_compile(3PCAP)