PCAP_FREECODE

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP)
Updated: 5 April 2008
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NAME

pcap_freecode - free a BPF program  

SYNOPSIS

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

void pcap_freecode(struct bpf_program *);
 

DESCRIPTION

pcap_freecode() is used to free up allocated memory pointed to by a bpf_program struct generated by pcap_compile() when that BPF program is no longer needed, for example after it has been made the filter program for a pcap structure by a call to pcap_setfilter().  

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP), pcap_compile(3PCAP), pcap_setfilter(3PCAP)