NAME

       PR_GET_KEEPCAPS - get the state of the "keep capabilities" flag

LIBRARY

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
       #include <sys/prctl.h>

       int prctl(PR_GET_KEEPCAPS);

DESCRIPTION

       Return  the  current  state  of  the  calling  thread's  "keep  capabilities"  flag.   See
       capabilities(7) for a description of this flag.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, this call returns  the  boolean  value  described  above.   On  error,  -1  is
       returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

STANDARDS

       Linux.

HISTORY

       Linux 2.2.18.

SEE ALSO

       signal(2), PR_SET_KEEPCAPS(2const)