.TH "libnvmf_exclusion_entry_valid" 9 "libnvmf_exclusion_entry_valid" "October 2026" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
libnvmf_exclusion_entry_valid \- validate an entry string.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "bool" libnvmf_exclusion_entry_valid
.BI "(struct libnvme_global_ctx *ctx "  ","
.BI "const char *entry "  ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "ctx" 12
libnvme global context; must not be NULL
.IP "entry" 12
Exclusion entry, e.g. "transport=tcp;traddr=1.2.3.4".
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Returns true when every key is known and the entry has at least one
recognized field; false for unknown/bare keys or an empty/field-less entry.
Use this to pre-validate a hand-edited entry before writing it.
.SH "RETURN"
true if the entry is valid, false otherwise.