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CAPNGNAMETOCAPABILITY(3) Libcap-ng API CAPNGNAMETOCAPABILITY(3)

NAME top

   capng_name_to_capability - convert capability text to integer

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <cap-ng.h>**

   int capng_name_to_capability(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION top

   capng_name_to_capability will take the string being passed and
   look it up to see what its integer value would be. The string
   being input is the same name as the define in linux/capability.h
   with the CAP_ prefix removed. The string case does not matter. The
   integer that is output is the same as the define would be from
   linux/capability.h. This is useful for taking string input and
   converting to something that can be used with capng_update.

RETURN VALUE top

   This returns a negative number on failure and the correct define
   otherwise.

SEE ALSO top

   [capng_capability_to_name(3)](../man3/capng%5Fcapability%5Fto%5Fname.3.html), [capabilities(7)](../man7/capabilities.7.html)

AUTHOR top

   Steve Grubb

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