nut-debian/docs/man/upscli_sendline.3

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.TH "UPSCLI_SENDLINE" "3" "09/13/2013" "Network UPS Tools 2\&.7\&.1\-p" "NUT Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
upscli_sendline \- send a single command to a UPS
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <upsclient\&.h>
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int upscli_sendline(UPSCONN_t *ups, const char *buf, size_t buflen);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBupscli_sendline()\fR function takes the pointer \fIups\fR to a UPSCONN_t state structure and transmits a buffer \fIbuf\fR of size \fIbuflen\fR to the server\&.
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The data in \fIbuf\fR must be a fully formatted protocol command as no parsing of the buffer occurs within this function\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fBupscli_sendline()\fR function returns 0 on success, or \-1 if an error occurs\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBupscli_fd\fR(3), \fBupscli_get\fR(3), \fBupscli_readline\fR(3), \fBupscli_sendline\fR(3), \fBupscli_ssl\fR(3), \fBupscli_strerror\fR(3), \fBupscli_upserror\fR(3)