PR_GET_KEEPCAPS(2const) PR_GET_KEEPCAPS(2const)
NAME
PR_GET_KEEPCAPS - get the state of the "keep capabilities" flag
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <linux/prctl.h> /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_GET_KEEPCAPS);
DESCRIPTION
Return the current state of the calling thread's "keep capabilities"
flag. See capabilities(7) for a description of this flag.
RETURN VALUE
On success, this call returns the boolean value described above. On er-
ror, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
STANDARDS
Linux.
HISTORY
Linux 2.2.18.
SEE ALSO
signal(2), PR_SET_KEEPCAPS(2const)
Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-06-02 PR_GET_KEEPCAPS(2const)
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