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SETSOCKOPT(3P) POSIX Programmer's ManualSETSOCKOPT(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.
setsockopt — set the socket options
#include <sys/socket.h> int setsockopt(intsocket, intlevel, intoption_name, const void *option_value, socklen_toption_len);
Thesetsockopt() function shall set the option specified by theoption_name argument, at the protocol level specified by thelevel argument, to the value pointed to by theoption_value argument for the socket associated with the file descriptor specified by thesocket argument. Thelevel argument specifies the protocol level at which the option resides. To set options at the socket level, specify thelevel argument as SOL_SOCKET. To set options at other levels, supply the appropriatelevel identifier for the protocol controlling the option. For example, to indicate that an option is interpreted by the TCP (Transport Control Protocol), setlevel to IPPROTO_TCP as defined in the<netinet/in.h> header. Theoption_name argument specifies a single option to set. It can be one of the socket-level options defined insys_socket.h(0p) and described inSection 2.10.16,Use of Options. Ifoption_name is equal to SO_RCVTIMEO or SO_SNDTIMEO and the implementation supports setting the option, it is unspecified whether thestructtimevalpointed to byoption_value is stored as provided by this function or is rounded up to align with the resolution of the clock being used. Ifsetsockopt() is called withoption_name equal to SO_ACCEPTCONN, SO_ERROR, or SO_TYPE, the behavior is unspecified.
Upon successful completion,setsockopt() shall return 0. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned anderrno set to indicate the error.
Thesetsockopt() function shall fail if:EBADFThesocket argument is not a valid file descriptor.EDOMThe send and receive timeout values are too big to fit into the timeout fields in the socket structure.EINVALThe specified option is invalid at the specified socket level or the socket has been shut down.EISCONN The socket is already connected, and a specified option cannot be set while the socket is connected.ENOPROTOOPT The option is not supported by the protocol.ENOTSOCK Thesocket argument does not refer to a socket. Thesetsockopt() function may fail if:ENOMEMThere was insufficient memory available for the operation to complete.ENOBUFS Insufficient resources are available in the system to complete the call.The following sections are informative.
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Thesetsockopt() function provides an application program with the means to control socket behavior. An application program can usesetsockopt() to allocate buffer space, control timeouts, or permit socket data broadcasts. The<sys/socket.h> header defines the socket-level options available tosetsockopt(). Options may exist at multiple protocol levels. The SO_ options are always present at the uppermost socket level.
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Section 2.10,Sockets,bind(3p),endprotoent(3p),getsockopt(3p),socket(3p) The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017,netinet_in.h(0p),sys_socket.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 2017SETSOCKOPT(3P)Pages that refer to this page:netinet_in.h(0p), netinet_tcp.h(0p), sys_socket.h(0p), getsockopt(3p), if_freenameindex(3p), if_indextoname(3p), if_nameindex(3p), if_nametoindex(3p), send(3p), sendmsg(3p), sendto(3p), shutdown(3p), socket(3p)
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