capng_print_caps_numeric(3)

capng_print_caps_numeric3

Print numeric values for capabilities set

Usage

#include <cap-ng.h>

char *capng_print_caps_numeric(capng_print_t where, capng_select_t set);

Overview

capng_print_caps_numeric will create a numeric representation of the internal capabilities. The representation can be sent to either stdout or a buffer by passing CAPNG_PRINT_STDOUT or CAPNG_PRINT_BUFFER respectively for the where parameter. If the option was for a buffer, this function will malloc a buffer that the caller must free.

The set parameter controls what is included in the representation. The legal options are CAPNG_SELECT_CAPS for the traditional capabilities, CAPNG_SELECT_BOUNDS for the bounding set, CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH if printing both is desired, CAPNG_SELECT_AMBIENT if only printing the ambient capabilities, or CAPNG_SELECT_ALL if printing all is desired.

Return value

If CAPNG_PRINT_BUFFER was selected for where, this will be the text buffer and NULL on failure. Don't forget to free it. If CAPNG_PRINT_STDOUT was selected then this value will be NULL no matter what.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 6.0–11
  2. 12–13
  3. Arch

Author

Steve Grubb

From libcap-ng 0.9.6-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.