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.Dd November 22, 1987
.Dt BINDRESVPORT 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm bindresvport
.Nd bind a socket to a privileged IP port
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
.Fd include <netinet/in.h>
.Ft int
.Fn bindresvport "int sd" "struct sockaddr_in **sin"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn bindresvport
is used to bind a socket descriptor to a privileged
.Tn IP
port, that is, a
port number in the range 0-1023.
The routine returns 0 if it is successful,
otherwise -1 is returned and
.Va errno
set to reflect the cause of the error.
.Pp
Only root can bind to a privileged port; this call will fail for any
other users.