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coap(7)
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:doctype: manpage
:man source:   coap
:man version:  @PACKAGE_VERSION@
:man manual:   libcoap Manual

NAME
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coap - Overview of the libcoap library

SYNOPSIS
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Summary of the different libcoap API manual pages.

DESCRIPTION
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libcoap is a C implementation of a lightweight application-protocol for
devices that are constrained by their resources such as computing power, RF
range, memory, bandwidth, or network packet sizes. This protocol, CoAP, is
standardized by the IETF as RFC 7252. For further information related to
CoAP, see http://coap.technology.

Documentation for the specific library calls with examples can be found in the
man pages referred to in SEE ALSO.

Further information can be found in the include header files with example
code provided in the examples directory.

*NOTE:* This documentation is a work in progress.  Any missing information can
be found in the include header files along with example code provided in the
examples directory.


SEE ALSO
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*coap_attribute*(3), *coap_context*(3), *coap_encryption*(3), *coap_handler*(3),
*coap_logging*(3), *coap_observe*(3), *coap_pdu_setup*(3), *coap_recovery*(3),
*coap_resource*(3), *coap_session*(3) and *coap_tls_library*(3)

For example executables, see *coap-client*(5), *coap-rd*(5) and *coap-server*(5)

FURTHER INFORMATION
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See "RFC7252: The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)" for further
information.

BUGS
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Please report bugs on the mailing list for libcoap:
libcoap-developers@lists.sourceforge.net

AUTHORS
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The libcoap project <libcoap-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
