---
name: "gearman_job_handle_t"
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_job_handle_t"
---

# gearman\_job\_handle\_t(3)

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

## NAME

gearman\_job\_handle\_t - Gearmand Documentation, https://gearman.org/gearmand/

## SYNOPSIS

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

- **type gearman\_job\_handle\_t**

  ## DESCRIPTION

A *gearman\_job\_handle\_t* represents a "job handle". A job handle is a text string that represents the name of a task (in truth gearman\_job\_handle\_t is a typedef'ed char\[*GEARMAN\_JOB\_HANDLE\_SIZE*\]).

*gearman\_client\_job\_status()* use handles to find the status of tasks. When passed to *gearman\_client\_do\_background()* it will be populated with the job handle.

## RETURN VALUE

None.

## HOME

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

## SEE ALSO

**[gearmand(8)](/gearmand/8.md)** **[libgearman(3)](/libgearman/3.md)** *gearman\_job\_st*

## AUTHOR

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

## COPYRIGHT

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