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diff --git a/pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap.in b/pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap.in
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--- a/pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap.in
+++ b/pcap_list_datalinks.3pcap.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS 3PCAP "17 September 2013"
+.TH PCAP_LIST_DATALINKS 3PCAP "25 July 2018"
.SH NAME
pcap_list_datalinks, pcap_free_datalinks \- get a list of link-layer header
types supported by a capture device, and free that list
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ is used to get a list of the supported link-layer header types of the
interface associated with the pcap descriptor.
.B pcap_list_datalinks()
allocates an array to hold the list and sets
-.IR *dlt_buf
+.IR *dlt_buf
to point to that array.
.LP
The caller is responsible for freeing the array with
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ which frees the list of link-layer header types pointed to by
.IR dlt_list .
.LP
It must not be called on a pcap descriptor created by
-.B pcap_create()
+.B \%pcap_create(3PCAP)
that has not yet been activated by
-.BR pcap_activate() .
+.BR \%pcap_activate(3PCAP) .
.SH RETURN VALUE
.B pcap_list_datalinks()
returns the number of link-layer header types in the array on success,
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ returns the number of link-layer header types in the array on success,
if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated,
and
.B PCAP_ERROR
-(\-1) on other errors.
+on other errors.
If
.B PCAP_ERROR
is returned,
-.B pcap_geterr()
+.B pcap_geterr(3PCAP)
or
-.B pcap_perror()
+.B \%pcap_perror(3PCAP)
may be called with
.I p
as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
.SH SEE ALSO
-pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP),
+pcap(3PCAP),
pcap_datalink_val_to_name(3PCAP),
pcap-linktype(@MAN_MISC_INFO@)