bind(2) bind(2)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
bind - bind an address to a socket
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
#include <sys/socket.h>
AF_CCITT only [Toc] [Back]
#include <x25/x25addrstr.h>
AF_INET, AF_INET6 and AF_VME_LINK only
#include <netinet/in.h>
AF_UNIX only [Toc] [Back]
#include <sys/un.h>
int bind(int s, const void *addr, int addrlen);
_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED only (UNIX 98)
int bind(int s, const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen);
Obsolescent _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED only (UNIX 95) [Toc] [Back]
int bind(int s, const struct sockaddr *addr, size_t addrlen);
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
The bind() system call assigns an address to an unbound socket. When
a socket is created with socket(), it exists in an address space
(address family) but has no address assigned. bind() causes the
socket whose descriptor is s to become bound to the address specified
in the socket address structure pointed to by addr.
addrlen must specify the size of the address structure. Since the
size of the socket address structure varies between socket address
families, the correct socket address structure should be used with
each address family (for example, struct sockaddr_in for AF_INET and
AF_VME_LINK, struct sockaddr_in6 for AF_INET6, and struct sockaddr_un
for AF_UNIX). Typically, the sizeof() function is used to pass this
value in the bind() call (for example, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)).
The rules used in address binding vary between communication domains.
For example, when binding an AF_UNIX socket to a path name (such as
/tmp/mysocket), an open file having that name is created in the file
system. When the bound socket is closed, that file still exists
unless it is removed or unlinked. When binding an AF_INET socket or
an AF_INET6 socket, sin_port can be a port number or it can be zero.
If sin_port is zero, the system assigns an unused port number
automatically.
AF_VME_LINK Only [Toc] [Back]
The bind() system call is used only by servers and not clients.
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RETURN VALUE [Toc] [Back]
bind() returns the following values:
0 Successful completion.
-1 Failure. errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS [Toc] [Back]
If bind() fails, errno is set to one of the following values.
[EACCES] The requested address is protected, and the
current user has inadequate permission to
access it. (This error can be returned by
AF_INET or AF_INET6 only.)
[EADDRINUSE] The specified address is already in use.
[EADDRNOTAVAIL] The specified address is invalid or not
available from the local machine, or for
AF_CCITT sockets which use "wild card"
addressing, the specified address space
overlays the address space of an existing
bind.
[EAFNOSUPPORT] The specified address is not a valid
address for the address family of this
socket.
[EBADF] s is not a valid file descriptor.
[EDESTADDRREQ] No addr parameter was specified.
[EFAULT] addr is not a valid pointer.
[EINVAL] The socket is already bound to an address,
the socket has been shut down, addrlen is a
bad value, or an attempt was made to bind()
an AF_UNIX socket to an NFS-mounted
(remote) name.
AF_CCITT: The protocol-ID length is
negative or greater than 8, the X.121
address string contains an illegal
character, or the X.121 address string is
greater than 15 digits long.
AF_VME_LINK: An explicit bind can be made
only to a well-known port.
[ENETDOWN] The x25ifname field name specifies an
interface that was shut down, or never
initialized, or whose Level 2 protocol
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indicates that the link is not working:
Wires might be broken, the interface hoods
on the modem are broken, the modem failed,
the phone connection failed (this error can
be returned by AF_CCITT only), noise
interfered with the line for a long period
of time.
[ENETUNREACH] The X.25 Level 2 protocol is down. The
X.25 link is not working: Wires might be
broken, or connections are loose on the
interface hoods at the modem, the modem
failed, or noise interfered with the line
for an extremely long period of time.
[ENOBUFS] No buffer space is available. The bind()
cannot complete.
[ENOMEM] No memory is available. The bind() cannot
complete.
[ENODEV] The x25ifname field name specifies a
nonexistent interface. (This error can be
returned by AF_CCITT only.)
[ENOTSOCK] s is a valid file descriptor, but it is not
a socket.
[EOPNOTSUPP] The socket referenced by s does not support
address binding.
[EISCONN] The connection is already bound.
(AF_VME_LINK.)
WARNINGS [Toc] [Back]
IPv6 is supported on HP-UX 11i Version 1.0, with the optional IPv6
software installed. Currently, IPv6 is not supported on systems
running HP-UX 11i Version 1.6.
OBSOLESCENCE [Toc] [Back]
Currently, the socklen_t and size_t types are the same size. This is
compatible with both the UNIX 95 and UNIX 98 profiles. However, in a
future release, socklen_t might be a different size, but that should
not adversely affect application behavior in this case. Applications
may use socklen_t now. But applications that need to be portable to
the UNIX 95 profile should follow the X/Open specification (see
xopen_networking(7)).
FUTURE DIRECTION [Toc] [Back]
Currently, the default behavior is the HP-UX BSD Sockets; however, it
might be changed to X/Open Sockets in a future release. At that time,
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any HP-UX BSD Sockets behavior that is incompatible with X/Open
Sockets might be obsoleted. Applications that conform to the X/Open
specification now will avoid migration problems (see
xopen_networking(7)).
AUTHOR [Toc] [Back]
bind() was developed by HP and the University of California, Berkeley.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
connect(2), getsockname(2), listen(2), socket(2), thread_safety(5),
inet(7F), tcp(7P), udp(7P), ip6(7P), unix(7P), xopen_networking(7).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE [Toc] [Back]
bind(): XPG4
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