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+++ b/pcap_dump_open.3pcap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" @(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/Attic/pcap_dump_open.3pcap,v 1.2 2008-04-05 20:26:56 guy Exp $
+.\" @(#) $Header: /tcpdump/master/libpcap/Attic/pcap_dump_open.3pcap,v 1.3 2008-04-06 02:53:22 guy Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1994, 1996, 1997
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_DUMP_OPEN 3PCAP "4 April 2008"
+.TH PCAP_DUMP_OPEN 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
.SH NAME
pcap_dump_open, pcap_dump_fopen \- open a file to which to write packets
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ is called to write data to an existing open stream
Note that on Windows, that stream should be opened in binary mode.
.PP
.I p
-is a
-.B pcap_t
-struct returned by an earlier call to
+is a capture or ``savefile'' handle returned by an earlier call to
+.B pcap_create()
+and activated by an earlier call to
+.BR pcap_activate() ,
+or returned by an earlier call to
.BR pcap_open_offline() ,
.BR pcap_open_live() ,
or
@@ -79,5 +81,6 @@ is returned,
.B pcap_geterr(\fIp\fB)
can be used to get the error text.
.SH SEE ALSO
+pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP),
pcap_open_offline(3PCAP), pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_open_dead(3PCAP),
pcap_dump(3PCAP), pcap_dump_close(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)