=head1 NAME

nbdkit_name - get the name of the nbdkit instance

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <nbdkit-plugin.h>

 const char *nbdkit_name (void);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

C<nbdkit_name> returns the name of the nbdkit instance.  This is the
string which was set through the nbdkit I<--name> parameter.  If the
name was not set, this returns C<NULL>.

=head1 RETURN VALUE

The function returns a constant string, valid for the lifetime of the
process, or C<NULL>.  Note that returning C<NULL> is not an error.

=head1 LANGUAGE BINDINGS

In L<nbdkit-ocaml-plugin(3)>:

 NBDKit.name : unit -> string option

=head1 HISTORY

C<nbdkit_name> was added in nbdkit 1.48.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<nbdkit(1)>,
L<nbdkit-plugin(3)>,
L<nbdkit-filter(3)>.

=head1 AUTHORS

Richard W.M. Jones

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright Red Hat
