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UDEVNEW(3) udev_new UDEVNEW(3)

NAME top

   udev_new, udev_ref, udev_unref - Create, acquire and release a
   udev context object

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <libudev.h>**

   **struct udev *udev_new(**_void_**);**

   **struct udev *udev_ref(struct udev ***_udev_**);**

   **struct udev *udev_unref(struct udev ***_udev_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **udev_new()** allocates a new udev context object and returns a
   pointer to it. This object is opaque and must not be accessed by
   the caller via different means than functions provided by libudev.
   Initially, the reference count of the context is 1. You can
   acquire further references, and drop gained references via
   **udev_ref()** and **udev_unref()**. Once the reference count hits 0, the
   context object is destroyed and freed.

RETURN VALUE top

   On success, **udev_new()** returns a pointer to the allocated udev
   context. On failure, **NULL** is returned.  **udev_ref()** returns the
   argument that it was passed, unmodified.  **udev_unref()** always
   returns **NULL**.

HISTORY top

   **udev_new()**, **udev_ref()**, and **udev_unref()** were added in version
   221.

SEE ALSO top

   [systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html), [systemd-udevd.service(8)](../man8/systemd-udevd.service.8.html)

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