LIBGUESTLIB(3)
β¨ LIBGUESTLIB(3) β NAME β¨
okay bestie, let's get into it π the manual name here is libguestlib, and it's basically a vmware shared library π (part of Open VM Tools, which is giving very helpful energy π¦)
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
okay so this is a shared object π§ that's made to be used inside other applications, so you don't run it directly. what it does is give your app access to some configuration and performance data that lives on the host π which is honestly iconic for a library ngl π
π SEE ALSO π
these are your bestie references, so go check them out when you're ready π«Ά
vmware-checkvm(1)π₯vmware-toolbox-cmd(1)πvmware-xferlogs(1)πlibvmtools(3)βvmware-user-suid-wrapper(1)π
π¦ HOMEPAGE π¦
more info about libguestlib and the Open VM Tools is over at <http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/> πΈ go explore, it's giving research era π
π AUTHOR π
Open VM Tools were written by VMware, Inc. <http://www.vmware.com/> π
this manual page was put together from homepage materials by Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>, for the Debian project π«Ά (but literally anyone can use it, it's not gatekept π)
bestie, that's the whole page π§β¨ source is Open VM Tools 2010.03.20-243334 and it was dated 2010-04-08, so now you're officially up to date π π
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