cap_dup(3C)

cap_dup - make a copy of a capability

As shipped in IRIX 6.5.22. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     cap_dup - make a copy of a capability

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/capability.h>

     cap_t cap_dup( cap_t cap);

DESCRIPTION
     Returns a pointer to an allocated capability that is a copy of the
     capability supplied as an argument.  The returned capability should be
     deallocated using cap_free(3c) when no longer needed.

RETURN VALUES
     Returns a pointer or null.

ERRORS
     EINVAL          cap is null.

     ENOMEM          allocation of the cap_t failed.

SEE ALSO
     capabilities(4)