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.TH "IEEE1284_CLAIM" 3 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
ieee1284_claim \- claim access to the port
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <ieee1284\&.h>
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int\ \fBieee1284_claim\fR\ (struct\ parport\ *\fIport\fR);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
With the exception of \fBieee1284_get_deviceid\fR(3), \fBieee1284_claim\fR must be called on an open port before any other libieee1284 function for accessing a device on it\&.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

.TP
\fBE1284_OK\fR
Success\&. Note that, unless the \fBF1284_EXCL\fR flag was specified to start with, the port should be released within a ``reasonable'' amount of time\&.

.TP
\fBE1284_NOMEM\fR
There is not enough memory\&.

.TP
\fBE1284_INVALIDPORT\fR
The \fIport\fR parameter is invalid (for instance, it might not have been opened yet)\&.

.TP
\fBE1284_SYS\fR
There was a problem at the operating system level\&. The global variable \fIerrno\fR has been set appropriately\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
\fBieee1284_release\fR(3)

.SH AUTHOR
Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat\&.com>.