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.\"IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
.\"WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-.TH PCAP_SET_TSTAMP_PRECISION 3PCAP "27 August 2013"
+.TH PCAP_SET_TSTAMP_PRECISION 3PCAP "5 February 2015"
.SH NAME
pcap_set_tstamp_precision \- set the time stamp precision returned in
captures
@@ -39,22 +39,27 @@ sets the precision of the time stamp desired for packets captured on the pcap
descriptor to the type specified by
.IR tstamp_precision .
It must 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) .
Two time stamp precisions are supported, microseconds and nanoseconds. One can
use options
.B PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_MICRO and
.B PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NANO
to request desired precision. By default, time stamps are in microseconds.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-.B pcap_set_tstamp_type()
+.B pcap_set_tstamp_precision()
returns 0 on success if the specified time stamp precision is expected to be
-supported by the operating system,
+supported by the capture device,
.B PCAP_ERROR_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NOTSUP
-if operating system does not support requested time stamp precision,
+if the capture device does not support the requested time stamp
+precision,
.B PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED
if called on a capture handle that has been activated.
+.SH BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
+This function became available in libpcap release 1.5.1. In previous
+releases, time stamps from a capture device or savefile are always given
+in seconds and microseconds.
.SH SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP),
pcap_get_tstamp_precision(3PCAP),