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ACL_GET_PERM_NP(3)                      BSD Library Functions Manual                      ACL_GET_PERM_NP(3)

NAME
     acl_get_perm_np -- check if a permission is set in a permission set

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/acl.h>

     int
     acl_get_perm_np(acl_permset_t permset_d, acl_perm_t perm);

DESCRIPTION
     The acl_get_perm_np() function is a non-portable function that checks if a permission is set in a per-mission permission
     mission set.

RETURN VALUES
     If the permission in perm is set in the permission set permset_d, a value of 1 is returned, otherwise a
     value of 0 is returned.

ERRORS
     If any of the following conditions occur, the acl_get_perm_np() function will return a value of -1 and
     set global variable errno to the corresponding value:

     [EINVAL]           Argument perm does not contain a valid ACL permission or argument permset_d is not a
                        valid ACL permset.

SEE ALSO
     acl(3), acl_add_perm(3), acl_clear_perms(3), acl_delete_perm(3), acl_get_permset(3),
     acl_set_permset(3), posix1e(3)

STANDARDS
     POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17.

AUTHORS
     Michael Smith
     Chris D. Faulhaber

BSD                                            April 10, 2001                                            BSD

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