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  20 .TH PCAP_CLOSE 3PCAP "12 October 2024"
  21 .SH NAME
  22 pcap_close \- close a capture device or savefile
  23 .SH SYNOPSIS
  24 .nf
  25 .ft B
  26 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
  27 .ft
  28 .LP
  29 .ft B
  30 void pcap_close(pcap_t *p);
  31 .ft
  32 .fi
  33 .SH DESCRIPTION
  34 .BR pcap_close ()
  35 closes the files associated with
  36 .I p
  37 and deallocates resources. This means that, for example, if
  38 .I p
  39 refers to a savefile that was opened with
  40 .BR pcap_fopen_offline ()
  41 or
  42 .BR pcap_fopen_offline_with_tstamp_precision (),
  43 the stream provided to the routine will be closed unless it is
  44 .BR stdin .
  45 .SH SEE ALSO
  46 .BR pcap (3PCAP),
  47 .BR pcap_open_offline (3PCAP)