---
name: "gearman_client_echo"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gearmand"
version: "2.2.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gearman_client_echo"
---

# gearman\_client\_echo(3)

Gearmand Documentation, https://gearman.org/gearmand/

## NAME

gearman\_client\_echo - Gearmand Documentation, https://gearman.org/gearmand/

## SYNOPSIS

\#include \<libgearman/gearman.h\>

- ***gearman\_return\_t* gearman\_client\_echo(*gearman\_client\_st* \*client, const void \*workload, *size\_t* workload\_size)**

  - ***gearman\_return\_t* gearman\_worker\_echo(*gearman\_worker\_st* \*worker, const void \*workload, *size\_t* workload\_size)**

  ## DESCRIPTION

*gearman\_client\_echo()* and *gearman\_worker\_echo()* send a message to a **gearmand** server. The server will then respond with the message that it sent. These commands are just for testing the connection to the servers that were configure for the *gearman\_client\_st* and the *gearman\_worker\_st* that were used.

## RETURN VALUE

*gearman\_return\_t*

## HOME

To find out more information please check: *https://gearman.org/gearmand/*

**SEE ALSO:**

**[gearmand(8)](/gearmand/8.md)** **[libgearman(3)](/libgearman/3.md)**

## AUTHOR

Data Differential http://www.datadifferential.com/

## COPYRIGHT

2011-2014, Data Differential, http://www.datadifferential.com/