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GETHOSTID(3P)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             GETHOSTID(3P)

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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       gethostid - get an identifier for the current host
SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>
       long gethostid(void);

DESCRIPTION
       The gethostid() function shall retrieve a  32-bit  identifier  for  the
       current host.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful completion, gethostid() shall return an identifier for
       the current host.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 does not define the domain in which
       the return value is unique.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       random(),   the   Base   Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <unistd.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                        GETHOSTID(3P)