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PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP)		PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP)

NAME
     pcap_get_tstamp_precision	-  get the time stamp precision returned in cap-
     tures

SYNOPSIS
     #include <pcap/pcap.h>

     int pcap_get_tstamp_precision(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION
     pcap_get_tstamp_precision() returns the precision of  the	time  stamp  re-
     turned in packet captures on the pcap descriptor.

RETURN VALUE
     pcap_get_tstamp_precision()    returns    PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_MICRO    or
     PCAP_TSTAMP_PRECISION_NANO, which indicates  that	pcap  captures	contains
     time stamps in microseconds or nanoseconds respectively.

BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
     This  function  became available in libpcap release 1.5.1.  In previous re-
     leases, time stamps from a capture device or savefile are always  given  in
     seconds and microseconds.

SEE ALSO
     pcap(3PCAP), pcap_set_tstamp_precision(3PCAP), pcap-tstamp(7)

				 23 August 2018 PCAP_GET_TSTAMP_PRECISION(3PCAP)

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