---
name: "dpns_getifcevers"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdpm-dev"
version: "1.10.0-2+b3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpns_getifcevers"
---

# dpns\_getifcevers(3)

get name server client version number

## NAME

dpns\_getifcevers - get name server client version number

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**\
 **#include "dpns\_api.h"**

**int dpns\_getifcevers (char \****version***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**dpns\_getifcevers** gets the name server client version number.

## OPTIONS

- *version*

  points at a buffer to receive the version number. The buffer must be at least 256 characters long.

## RETURN VALUE

This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, **serrno** is set appropriately.

## ERRORS

- **EFAULT**

  *version* is a NULL pointer.