NAME

       ixp_namespace

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ixp.h>

       char *ixp_namespace(void);

DESCRIPTION

       Returns the path of the canonical 9p namespace directory.  Either the value of $NAMESPACE,
       if it's set, or,  roughly,  /tmp/ns.${USER}.${DISPLAY:%.0=%}.  In  the  latter  case,  the
       directory  is  created  if  it doesn't exist, and it is ensured to be owned by the current
       user, with no group or other permissions.

RETURN VALUE

       A statically allocated string which must not be freed or altered by the caller.  The  same
       value is returned upon successive calls.

BUGS

       This function is not thread safe until after its first call.