uuid_is_valid(9)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is uuid_is_valid(9) from the Kernel API Manual — the little function that checks if a UUID string is valid. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool uuid_is_valid (const char *uuid );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• uuid — the UUID string you want to check 🕵️‍♀️

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

it does a vibe check on the UUID string and asks: does it follow this format?

xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

where x is a hex digit. that's the shape, no cap. ✨

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💖 RETURN 💖

true if the input is a valid UUID string. periodt. 👑

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• Kernel file ./lib/uuid.c
• generate_random_uuid(9)

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mwah 💋 — this cutie lives in ./lib, dated October 2026. 🫶