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

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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 Technol-
       ogy -- 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)