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24 <refentry id="sd_bus_get_fd">
25
26   <refentryinfo>
27     <title>sd_bus_get_fd</title>
28     <productname>elogind</productname>
29
30     <authorgroup>
31       <author>
32         <firstname>Julian</firstname>
33         <surname>Orth</surname>
34         <email>ju.orth@gmail.com</email>
35       </author>
36     </authorgroup>
37   </refentryinfo>
38
39   <refmeta>
40     <refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_fd</refentrytitle>
41     <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
42   </refmeta>
43
44   <refnamediv>
45     <refname>sd_bus_get_fd</refname>
46
47     <refpurpose>Get the file descriptor connected to the message bus</refpurpose>
48   </refnamediv>
49
50   <refsynopsisdiv>
51     <funcsynopsis>
52       <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;elogind/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
53
54       <funcprototype>
55         <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_get_fd</function></funcdef>
56         <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
57       </funcprototype>
58     </funcsynopsis>
59   </refsynopsisdiv>
60
61   <refsect1>
62     <title>Description</title>
63
64     <para>
65       <function>sd_bus_get_fd()</function> returns the file descriptor used to
66       communicate with the message bus. This descriptor can be used with
67       <citerefentry
68         project='die-net'><refentrytitle>select</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
69       <citerefentry
70         project='die-net'><refentrytitle>poll</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
71       or similar functions to wait for incoming messages.
72     </para>
73
74     <para>
75       If the bus was created with the
76       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
77       function, then the <parameter>input_fd</parameter> used in that call is
78       returned.
79     </para>
80   </refsect1>
81
82   <refsect1>
83     <title>Return Value</title>
84
85     <para>
86       Returns the file descriptor used for incoming messages from the message
87       bus.
88     </para>
89   </refsect1>
90
91   <refsect1>
92     <title>See Also</title>
93
94     <para>
95       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
96       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
97       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
98     </para>
99   </refsect1>
100
101 </refentry>