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GETNODEBYNAME(3)					     Library Functions Manual						  GETNODEBYNAME(3)

NAME
       getnodebyname - DECnet node entry retrieval by address

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>

       struct nodeent *getnodebyname (char *name)

DESCRIPTION
       getnodebyname  searches	the  decnet  hosts  file for the DECnet node with name equal to name and returns node information into the nodeent
       structure.
       If no entry is found, returns NULL

EXAMPLE
       #include <netdnet/dn.h>
       #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       main(void)
       {
	   struct nodeent	*dp;

	   if ( (dp=getnodebyname("mv3100")) == NULL)
	       printf("Error, cannot find node entry");
	   else
	       printf("Node name is %s",dp->n_name);
       }

SEE ALSO
       dnet_htoa(3), dnet_ntoa(3), dnet_conn(3), dnet_addr(3), getnodebyaddr(3), getnodeadd(3), setnodeent(3)

DECnet database functions					   July 28, 1998						  GETNODEBYNAME(3)