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.\" Modified 2004-06-23 by Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
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.TH USELIB 2 2004-06-23 "Linux 2.6.7" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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uselib \- select shared library
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <unistd.h>
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.sp
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.BI "int uselib(const char *" library );
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBuselib\fP selects the shared library binary that will be used by
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the calling process.
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.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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On success, zero is returned. On error, \-1 is returned, and
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.I errno
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is set appropriately.
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.SH ERRORS
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In addition to all of the error codes returned by
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.BR open (2)
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and
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.BR mmap (2),
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the following may also be returned:
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.TP
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.B EACCES
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The library specified by
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.I library
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is not readable, or the caller does not have search permission
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for one of the directories in the path prefix. (See also
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.BR path_resolution (2).)
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.TP
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.B ENFILE
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The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached.
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.TP
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.B ENOEXEC
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The file specified by
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.I library
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is not executable, or does not have the correct magic numbers.
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.SH "CONFORMING TO"
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\fBuselib()\fP is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs
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intended to be portable.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR ar (1),
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.BR gcc (1),
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.BR ld (1),
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.BR ldd (1),
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.BR mmap (2),
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.BR open (2),
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.BR capability (7),
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.BR ld.so (8)
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