1nbd_connect_tcp(3) LIBNBD nbd_connect_tcp(3)
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6 nbd_connect_tcp - connect to NBD server over a TCP port
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9 #include <libnbd.h>
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11 int nbd_connect_tcp (struct nbd_handle *h,
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16 Connect (synchronously) to the NBD server listening on "hostname:port".
17 The "port" may be a port name such as "nbd", or it may be a port number
18 as a string such as "10809". This call returns when the connection has
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22 If the call is successful the function returns 0.
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25 On error "-1" is returned.
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27 Refer to "ERROR HANDLING" in libnbd(3) for how to get further details
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31 The handle must be newly created, otherwise this call will return an
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35 This function first appeared in libnbd 1.0.
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40 #define LIBNBD_HAVE_NBD_CONNECT_TCP 1
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43 nbd_create(3), libnbd(3).
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46 Eric Blake
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48 Richard W.M. Jones
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51 Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat Inc.
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71libnbd-1.3.7 2020-04-23 nbd_connect_tcp(3)