.\"bind a name to a socket
.TH socket_bind 3 "5 Sep 1994" MudOS "LPC Library Functions"

.SH NAME
socket_bind() - bind a name to a socket

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <socket_err.h>

int socket_bind( int s, int port );

.SH DESCRIPTION
socket_bind() assigns a name to an unnamed socket. When a socket is
created with socket_create(3) it exists in a name space (address family)
but has no name assigned. socket_bind() requests that the port be assigned
to the socket s.

.SH RETURN VALUES
socket_bind() returns:
.IP
EESUCCESS on success.
.IP
a negative value indicated below on error.

.SH ERRORS
.TP 15
EEFDRANGE
Descriptor out of range.
.TP
EEBADF
Descriptor is invalid.
.TP
EESECURITY
Security violation attempted.
.TP
EEISBOUND
Socket is already bound.
.TP
EEADDRINUSE
Address already in use.
.TP
EEBIND
Problem with bind.
.TP
EEGETSOCKNAME
Problem with getsockname.

.SH SEE ALSO
socket_connect(3), socket_create(3), socket_listen(3)