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Linux Man Pages
man7.org › linux › man-pages › man3 › libcap.3.html
libcap(3) - Linux manual page
This page was obtained from the project's upstream Git repository ⟨https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git/⟩ on 2026-05-24. (At that time, the date of the most recent commit that was found in the repository was 2026-04-24.) If you discover any rendering problems in this HTML version of the page, or you believe there is a better or more up-to-date source for the page, or you have corrections or improvements to the information in this COLOPHON (which is not part of the original manual page), send a mail to man-pages@man7.org 2026-04-07 LIBCAP(3)
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Free Software Directory
directory.fsf.org › wiki › Libcap
Libcap - Free Software Directory
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libc/libcap2/libcap2_2.24.orig.tar.xz
data-network packet analyzer
tcpdump console output
tcpdump is a data-network packet analyzer computer program that runs under a command line interface. It allows the user to display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network … Wikipedia
Factsheet
tcpdump
Developer The Tcpdump team
Release 1988
Factsheet
tcpdump
Developer The Tcpdump team
Release 1988
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TCPDUMP & LIBPCAP
tcpdump.org
Home | TCPDUMP & LIBPCAP
This is the home web site of tcpdump, a powerful command-line packet analyzer; and libpcap, a portable C/C++ library for network traffic capture · Here you can find the latest stable version of tcpdump and libpcap, as well as current development versions, a complete documentation, and information ...
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GitHub
github.com › mhiramat › libcap › blob › master › README
libcap/README at master · mhiramat/libcap
installs the library libcap.XX.Y in /lib[64]/ the binaries in /sbin/ the <sys/capability.h> file in /usr/include · the libcap.pc file in /usr/lib[64]/pkgconfig · · * for some example programs look in progs. · Cheers · · Andrew G.
Author   mhiramat
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Google Sites
sites.google.com › site › fullycapable
Not needing root to administer Linux - the home of libcap
This site is devoted to announcing new versions of libcap (both C and Go implementations), and sharing information about using Linux Capabilities -- an alternative to the superuser model of privilege under Linux. Resources: Release notes for libcap, libpsx and Go packages cap and psx. You can read
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GitHub
github.com › mhiramat › libcap
GitHub - mhiramat/libcap: Clone of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/morgan/libcap.git plus --exec options · GitHub
Clone of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/morgan/libcap.git plus --exec options - mhiramat/libcap
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Google Source
kernel.googlesource.com › pub › scm › libs › libcap › libcap
pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap - Git at Google
3b2513a Up the release version to 2.77 by Andrew G. Morgan · 6 months ago cap/v1.2.77 libcap-2.77 libcap-korg-2.77 psx/v1.2.77 sig-libcap-2.77 v1.2.77
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Go Packages
pkg.go.dev › kernel.org › pub › linux › libs › security › libcap › cap
cap package - kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/libcap/cap - Go Packages
April 5, 2026 - Package cap is the libcap API for Linux Capabilities written in Go. The official release announcement site for libcap is: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/ Like libcap, the cap package is distributed with a "you choose" License. Specifically: BSD 3-clause, or GPL2.
Find elsewhere
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Linux From Scratch
linuxfromscratch.org › blfs › view › svn › postlfs › libcap.html
libcap-2.78 with PAM
Download (HTTP): https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-2.78.tar.xz
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Linux From Scratch
linuxfromscratch.org › blfs › view › 7.5 › postlfs › libcap.html
libcap-2.24
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-2.24.tar.xz
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GitHub
github.com › Distrotech › libcap
GitHub - Distrotech/libcap: Mirror of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/morgan/libcap.gitt/morgan/libcap.git · GitHub
Mirror of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/morgan/libcap.gitt/morgan/libcap.git - Distrotech/libcap
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GitLab
gitlab.com › cet software › libcap
CET software / Libcap · GitLab
The CET enabled mirror of libcap: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git/ Read more · README · GNU General Public License v2.0 or later · CHANGELOG · Created on February 14, 2021 ·
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Debian
packages.debian.org › sid › libcap-dev
Debian -- Details of package libcap-dev in sid
/ Packages / sid (unstable) / libdevel / libcap-dev · [ bullseye ] [ bookworm ] [ trixie ] [ forky ] [ sid ] [ Source: libcap2 ] Bug Reports · Developer Information · Debian Changelog · Copyright File · Debian Patch Tracker · [libcap2_2.75-10.dsc] [libcap2_2.75.orig.tar.xz] [libcap2_2.75.orig.tar.xz.asc] [libcap2_2.75-10.debian.tar.xz] Christian Kastner (QA Page) Homepage [sites.google.com] libcap2 ·
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Go Packages
pkg.go.dev › git.kernel.org › pub › scm › libs › libcap › libcap.git
libcap.git module - git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git - Go Packages
May 24, 2021 - $ sudo make install default installs the library libcap.XX.Y in /lib[64]/ the binaries in /sbin/ the header files in /usr/include the {libcap,libpsx}.pc files in /usr/lib[64]/pkgconfig the Go packages (if built) under /usr/share/gocode/src For some example C programs look in the progs/ directory.
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GitHub
github.com › the-tcpdump-group › libpcap
GitHub - the-tcpdump-group/libpcap: the LIBpcap interface to various kernel packet capture mechanism · GitHub
This directory contains source code for libpcap, a system-independent interface for user-level packet capture. libpcap provides a portable framework for low-level network monitoring.
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Open Hub
openhub.net › p › libcap
The libcap Open Source Project on Open Hub
libcap implements the user-space interfaces to the POSIX 1003.1e capabilities available in Linux kernels. These capabilities are a partitioning of the all powerful root privilege into a set of distinct privileges. ... The Open Hub computes statistics on FOSS projects by examining source code ...
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Google
android.googlesource.com › platform › external › libcap
platform/external/libcap - Git at Google
8a1cf2a Upgrade libcap to libcap-2.69 am: 3620cbbd3a am: 73ad227596 by Sadaf Ebrahimi ·
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Linux Kernel
kernel.org › pub › linux › libs › security › linux-privs › libcap2
Index of /pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/
Index of /pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/ · / old/ 08-Nov-2007 06:34 - libcap-2.00.tar.gz 11-Jan-2014 16:49 37K libcap-2.00.tar.sign 11-Jan-2014 16:49 819 libcap-2.00.tar.xz 11-Jan-2014 16:49 33K libcap-2.01.tar.gz 11-Jan-2014 16:49 37K libcap-2.01.tar.sign 11-Jan-2014 16:49 819 ...
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GitHub
github.com › stevegrubb › libcap-ng
GitHub - stevegrubb/libcap-ng: Libcap-ng is a library for Linux that makes using posix capabilities easy. · GitHub
Libcap-ng is a library for Linux that makes using posix capabilities easy. - stevegrubb/libcap-ng
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