UPSCLI_FD(3)
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NAME
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upscli_fd - Get file descriptor for connection

SYNOPSIS
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 #include <upsclient.h>

 int upscli_fd(UPSCONN_t *ups);

DESCRIPTION
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The *upscli_fd()* function takes the pointer 'ups' to a
`UPSCONN_t` state structure and returns the value of the file descriptor
for that connection, if any.

This may be useful for determining if the connection to linkman:upsd[8]
has been lost.

RETURN VALUE
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The *upscli_fd()* function returns the file descriptor, which
may be any non-negative number.  It returns -1 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO
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linkman:upscli_connect[3], linkman:upscli_strerror[3], linkman:upscli_upserror[3]
