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+.TH PCAP_FILENO 3PCAP "25 July 2018"
+.SH NAME
+pcap_fileno \- get the file descriptor for a live capture
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.ft B
+#include <pcap/pcap.h>
+.ft
+.LP
+.ft B
+int pcap_fileno(pcap_t *p);
+.ft
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+If
+.I p
+refers to a network device that was opened for a live capture using
+a combination of
+.B pcap_create(3PCAP)
+and
+.BR pcap_activate(3PCAP) ,
+or using
+.BR pcap_open_live(3PCAP) ,
+.B pcap_fileno()
+returns the file descriptor from which captured packets are read.
+.LP
+If
+.I p
+refers to a ``savefile'' that was opened using functions such as
+.BR pcap_open_offline(3PCAP)
+or
+.BR pcap_fopen_offline(3PCAP) ,
+a ``dead''
+.B pcap_t
+opened using
+.BR pcap_open_dead(3PCAP) ,
+or a
+.B pcap_t
+that was created with
+.B pcap_create()
+but that has not yet been activated with
+.BR pcap_activate() ,
+it returns
+.BR PCAP_ERROR .
+.SH SEE ALSO
+pcap(3PCAP)