IXP_DIAL(3)

okay so bestie, welcome to the libixp Library Functions Manual page for ixp_dial and ixp_announce — that's IXP_DIAL(3) — and it's lowkey tiny but highkey important ✨💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

• ixp_dial
• ixp_announce

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <ixp.h>

int ixp_dial(const char *address);

int ixp_announce(const char *address);

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• address — an address on which to connect or listen, specified in the Plan 9 resources specification format: (<protocol>!address[!<port>]). That's the whole parameter vibe, fr fr 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so these functions hide some of the ugliness of Berkely Sockets — no cap, that's literally their job. ixp_dial connects to the resource at address, while ixp_announce begins listening on address. Slay 💅

🫶 RETURN VALUE 🫶

These functions return file descriptors on success, and -1 on failure. On failure, ixp_errbuf(3) may be inspected. Periodt. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• socket(2)

mwah 💋 — source/version: libixp Manual, date: 2012 Dec, page: IXP_DIAL(3) 🌸