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.TH "DEV_VALID_NAME" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
dev_valid_name \- check if name is okay for network device
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
int dev_valid_name  (const char * \fIname\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIname\fB\fR
name string
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Network device names need to be valid file names to
to allow sysfs to work