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<h1>nng_ipc_register(3)</h1>
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<h2 id="_name">NAME</h2>
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<p>nng_ipc_register - register ipc transport</p>
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<pre class="pygments highlight"><code data-lang="c"><span></span><span class="tok-cp">#include</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-cpf">&lt;nng/transport/ipc/ipc.h&gt;</span>

<span class="tok-kt">int</span><span class="tok-w"> </span><span class="tok-nf">nng_ipc_register</span><span class="tok-p">(</span><span class="tok-kt">void</span><span class="tok-p">);</span></code></pre>
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<p>The <code>nng_ipc_register()</code> function registers the
<em>ipc</em> transport for use.</p>
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This function is deprecated, and may be removed from a future release.
It is no longer necessary to explicitly register transports.
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<p>This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.</p>
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<code>NNG_ENOMEM</code>
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<p>Insufficient memory is available.</p>
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<code>NNG_ENOTSUP</code>
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<p>The transport is not supported.</p>
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<p><a href="nng_ipc.7.html">nng_ipc(5)</a>,
<a href="nng.7.html">nng(7)</a></p>
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