1CAPGET(2) Linux Programmer's Manual CAPGET(2)
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6 capget, capset - set/get process capabilities
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9 #undef _POSIX_SOURCE
10 #include <sys/capability.h>
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12 int capget(cap_user_header_t header, cap_user_data_t data);
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14 int capset(cap_user_header_t header, const cap_user_data_t data);
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17 These two functions are the raw kernel interface for getting and set‐
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23 cap_set_proc(3) and cap_get_proc(3).
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40Linux 2.1 17th May 1998 CAPGET(2)