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@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ controls whether optimization on the resulting code is performed.
.I netmask
specifies the netmask of the local net.
.PP
+.B pcap_compile_nopcap()
+is similar to
+.B pcap_compile()
+except that instead of passing a pcap structure, one passes the
+snaplen and linktype explicitly. It is intended to be used for
+compiling filters for direct bpf usage, without necessarily having
+called
+.BR pcap_open() .
+.PP
.B pcap_setfilter()
is used to specify a filter program.
.I fp
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