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getnetent()

Read the next line of the network name database file

Synopsis:

#include <netdb.h>

struct netent * getnetent( void );

Library:

libsocket

Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The getnetent() function reads the next line of the network name database file, opening the file if necessary. It returns a pointer to a structure of type netent, which contains the broken-out fields of a line in the network database, /etc/networks.

Returns:

A pointer to a valid netent structure, or NULL if an error occurs.

Files:

/etc/networks

Network name database file.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	Yes
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No

See also:

endnetent(), getnetbyaddr(), getnetbyname(), netent, setnetent()

/etc/networks in the Utilities Reference

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