oath_init(3)

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version 2.6.15 · 5 versions
, in arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

✨ oath_init(3) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to oath_init from liboath — yes that's the manual page name and library name all up front, we're being organised today 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

oath_init — literally the API function that starts everything. it's giving "first day of school" energy fr fr 🌸

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

#include <oath.h>

int oath_init( void);

like, that's the whole vibe. include the header, call the function, done 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • void — nothing. zero. no params. she takes no arguments and she doesn't need any, main character energy honestly 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the tea ☕ — this function initializes the OATH library. every single user of this library needs to call this function before using any other functions. no skipping, no "I'll do it later", it's a prerequisite bestie 😭

and when you're done with the OATH library and you don't need it anymore? you should call oath_done(). yes that's the matching cleanup function, they're a package deal 🎀✨

⚠️ now the important bit, pay attention: this function may also initialize Libgcrypt — but only if the OATH library is built with libgcrypt support and libgcrypt hasn't been initialized before already. so if you wanna manually initialize libgcrypt yourself, you must do it before calling this function. this is useful in cases where you want to disable libgcrypt's internal lockings etc. ngl that's kind of a big deal, don't sleep on it 😤🔥

⭐ RETURNS ⭐

on success you get OATH_OK (zero) back — slay 💖 — otherwise an error code comes your way. no cap, always check it 🙈

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug? spill it to <oath-toolkit-help@nongnu.org> 🐛📬

Copyright © 2009-2026 Simon Josefsson.

copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. periodt 💜

and that's the whole page bestie!! this lil beauty is from liboath, version 2.6.15, and it's the oath_init(3) page — go forth and initialize responsibly 🧚‍♀️✨💖

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