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.\"      Date: 09/13/2013
.\"    Manual: NUT Manual
.\"    Source: Network UPS Tools 2.7.1-pre1
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.TH "UPSCLI_FD" "3" "09/13/2013" "Network UPS Tools 2\&.7\&.1\-p" "NUT Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
upscli_fd \- Get file descriptor for connection
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <upsclient\&.h>
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int upscli_fd(UPSCONN_t *ups);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBupscli_fd()\fR function takes the pointer \fIups\fR to a UPSCONN_t state structure and returns the value of the file descriptor for that connection, if any\&.
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This may be useful for determining if the connection to \fBupsd\fR(8) has been lost\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fBupscli_fd()\fR function returns the file descriptor, which may be any non\-negative number\&. It returns \-1 if an error occurs\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBupscli_connect\fR(3), \fBupscli_strerror\fR(3), \fBupscli_upserror\fR(3)