NUTSCAN_INIT(3)
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NAME
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nutscan_init - Initialize the nutscan library.

SYNOPSIS
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	#include <nut-scan.h>

	void nutscan_init(void);
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DESCRIPTION
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The *nutscan_init()* function must be called at least once before using
any other function of the nutscan library.

It updates the following global variables which can be used by nutscan
library user to know which scan methods are available at run-time.

This depends on further libraries installed on the system:

* `nutscan_avail_avahi = 1`: AVAHI NUT scan is available
* `nutscan_avail_ipmi = 1`: IPMI scan is available
* `nutscan_avail_nut = 1`: "Old" NUT method is available
* `nutscan_avail_nut_simulation = 1`: NUT simulation devices method
  is available
* `nutscan_avail_snmp = 1`: SNMP method is available
* `nutscan_avail_usb = 1`: USB method is available
* `nutscan_avail_xml_http = 1`: XML HTTP method is available

Note that if a method is reported as unavailable by those variables, the
call to the corresponding `nutscan_scan_*` function will always return NULL.

NOTES
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Technically, the function is currently defined in 'nutscan-init.h' file.

SEE ALSO
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linkman:nutscan_init[3], linkman:nutscan_scan_usb[3],
linkman:nutscan_scan_snmp[3], linkman:nutscan_scan_xml_http_range[3],
linkman:nutscan_scan_nut[3], linkman:nutscan_scan_nut_simulation[3],
linkman:nutscan_scan_avahi[3], linkman:nutscan_scan_ipmi[3],
linkman:nutscan_display_ups_conf[3], linkman:nutscan_display_sanity_check[3],
linkman:nutscan_display_sanity_check_serial[3],
linkman:nutscan_display_ups_conf_with_sanity_check[3],
linkman:nutscan_display_parsable[3], linkman:nutscan_new_device[3],
linkman:nutscan_free_device[3], linkman:nutscan_add_option_to_device[3],
linkman:nutscan_add_device_to_device[3]
