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PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION
Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP)Updated: 23 August 2018
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NAME
pcap_get_tstamp_precision - get the time stamp precision returned in capturesSYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h> int pcap_get_tstamp_precision(pcap_t *p);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns the precision of the time stamp returned in packet captures on the pcap descriptor.RETURN VALUE
pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_MICRO or PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NANO, which indicates that pcap captures contains time stamps in microseconds or nanoseconds respectively.BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
This function became available in libpcap release 1.5.1. In previous releases, time stamps from a capture device or savefile are always given in seconds and microseconds.SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_set_tstamp_precision(3PCAP), pca-tstamp(7)