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GETSOCKOPT(3P) POSIX Programmer's ManualGETSOCKOPT(3P)This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
getsockopt — get the socket options
#include <sys/socket.h> int getsockopt(intsocket, intlevel, intoption_name, void *restrictoption_value, socklen_t *restrictoption_len);
Thegetsockopt() function manipulates options associated with a socket. Thegetsockopt() function shall retrieve the value for the option specified by theoption_name argument for the socket specified by thesocket argument. If the size of the option value is greater thanoption_len, the value stored in the object pointed to by theoption_value argument shall be silently truncated. Otherwise, the object pointed to by theoption_len argument shall be modified to indicate the actual length of the value. Thelevel argument specifies the protocol level at which the option resides. To retrieve options at the socket level, specify thelevel argument as SOL_SOCKET. To retrieve options at other levels, supply the appropriate level identifier for the protocol controlling the option. For example, to indicate that an option is interpreted by the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), setlevel to IPPROTO_TCP as defined in the<netinet/in.h> header. The socket in use may require the process to have appropriate privileges to use thegetsockopt() function. Theoption_name argument specifies a single option to be retrieved. It can be one of the socket-level options defined insys_socket.h(0p) and described inSection 2.10.16,Use of Options.
Upon successful completion,getsockopt() shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be returned anderrno set to indicate the error.
Thegetsockopt() function shall fail if:EBADFThesocket argument is not a valid file descriptor.EINVALThe specified option is invalid at the specified socket level.ENOPROTOOPT The option is not supported by the protocol.ENOTSOCK Thesocket argument does not refer to a socket. Thegetsockopt() function may fail if:EACCESThe calling process does not have appropriate privileges.EINVALThe socket has been shut down.ENOBUFS Insufficient resources are available in the system to complete the function.The following sections are informative.
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Section 2.10.16,Use of Options,bind(3p),close(3p),endprotoent(3p),setsockopt(3p),socket(3p) The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017,sys_socket.h(0p),netinet_in.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online athttp://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to man page format. To report such errors, seehttps://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .IEEE/The Open Group 2017GETSOCKOPT(3P)Pages that refer to this page:netinet_in.h(0p), netinet_tcp.h(0p), sys_socket.h(0p), if_freenameindex(3p), if_indextoname(3p), if_nameindex(3p), if_nametoindex(3p), send(3p), sendmsg(3p), sendto(3p), setsockopt(3p), shutdown(3p), socket(3p)
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