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diff --git a/pcap_setdirection.3pcap b/pcap_setdirection.3pcap
index 70920b1..f174b98 100644
--- a/pcap_setdirection.3pcap
+++ b/pcap_setdirection.3pcap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_SETDIRECTION 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
+.TH PCAP_SETDIRECTION 3PCAP "25 July 2018"
.SH NAME
pcap_setdirection \- set the direction for which packets will be captured
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ is used to specify a direction that packets will be captured.
is one of the constants
.BR PCAP_D_IN ,
.B PCAP_D_OUT
-or
+or
.BR PCAP_D_INOUT .
.B PCAP_D_IN
will only capture packets received by the device,
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ support
This operation is not supported if a ``savefile'' is being read.
.SH RETURN VALUE
.B pcap_setdirection()
-returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
-If \-1 is returned,
-.B pcap_geterr()
+returns 0 on success and
+.B PCAP_ERROR
+on failure. If
+.B PCAP_ERROR
+is returned,
+.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)