PCAP\_DUMP\_CLOSE(3PCAP) PCAP\_DUMP\_CLOSE(3PCAP)

# [NAME](#NAME)

pcap\_dump\_close - close a savefile being written to

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
```

```
void pcap_dump_close(pcap_dumper_t *p);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**pcap\_dump\_close**() closes the \`\`savefile'' associated with *p* and deallocates resources. This means that, for example, if *p* refers to a savefile that was opened with **pcap\_dump\_fopen**(), the stream provided to that routine will be closed unless it is **stdout**.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**pcap**(3PCAP)](/man/os/libpcap/pcap.3PCAP), [**pcap\_dump\_open**(3PCAP)](/man/os/libpcap/pcap_dump_open.3PCAP), [**pcap\_dump**(3PCAP)](/man/os/libpcap/pcap_dump.3PCAP)

12 October 2024

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Document: pcap_dump_close(3pcap) from libpcap 1.11.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap.git