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NAME
       endnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, getnetent, setnetent  -  network
       database functions
SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>
       void endnetent(void);
       struct netent *getnetbyaddr(uint32_t net, int type);
       struct netent *getnetbyname(const char *name);
       struct netent *getnetent(void);
       void setnetent(int stayopen);

DESCRIPTION
       These  functions shall retrieve information about networks. This infor-
       mation is considered to be stored in a database that  can  be  accessed
       sequentially  or  randomly.  The  implementation  of  this  database is
       unspecified.
       The setnetent() function shall open and rewind the  database.   If  the
       stayopen argument is non-zero, the connection to the net database shall
       not be closed after each call to getnetent() (either directly, or indi-
       rectly through one of the other getnet*() functions), and the implemen-
       tation may maintain an open file descriptor to the database.
       The getnetent() function shall read the next  entry  of  the  database,
       opening and closing a connection to the database as necessary.
       The  getnetbyaddr()  function shall search the database from the begin-
       ning, and find the first entry for which the address  family  specified
       by  type  matches  the  n_addrtype  member  and  the network number net
       matches the n_net member, opening and closing a connection to the data-
       base  as  necessary.   The  net argument shall be the network number in
       host byte order.
       The getnetbyname() function shall search the database from  the  begin-
       ning  and  find the first entry for which the network name specified by
       name matches the n_name member, opening and closing a connection to the
       database as necessary.
       The  getnetbyaddr(),  getnetbyname(),  and  getnetent() functions shall
       each return a pointer to a netent structure, the members of which shall
       contain the fields of an entry in the network database.
       The  endnetent()  function shall close the database, releasing any open
       file descriptor.
       These functions need not be reentrant. A function that is not  required
       to be reentrant is not required to be thread-safe.
RETURN VALUE
       Upon  successful completion, getnetbyaddr(), getnetbyname(), and getne-
       tent() shall return a pointer to a netent structure  if  the  requested
       entry  was  found,  and  a  null pointer if the end of the database was
       reached or the requested entry was not found. Otherwise, a null pointer
       shall be returned.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       The  getnetbyaddr(),  getnetbyname(),  and  getnetent()  functions  may
       return pointers to static data, which may be overwritten by  subsequent
       calls to any of these functions.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <netdb.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                        ENDNETENT(3P)