debian man page for pvm_lookup

LOOKUP(3PVM)							  PVM Version 3.4						      LOOKUP(3PVM)

NAME
       pvm_lookup - retrieve data from pvmd database
       [In Version 3.4: Relaced by pvm_getinfo]

SYNOPSIS
       C    int cc = pvm_lookup( char *name, int index, int *data )

       Fortran	 Not available

PARAMETERS
       name    The class name, a null-terminated string.

       index   The class index, >= 0 or -1 for first available.

       data    Returns the data stored in the <name, index> entry.

DESCRIPTION
       See pvm_insert(3PVM) for a description of this database.

       pvm_lookup  retrieves  data  stored in the location given by <name, index>.  If index is -1, the data stored at the first existing index in
       the named class is returned.

ERRORS
       If successful, pvm_lookup returns the index at which the data was stored (>= 0), otherwise it returns a negative error code:

       PvmBadParam
	      giving an invalid argument value.

       PvmNoEntry
	      the requested <name, index> pair does not exist.

SEE ALSO
       pvm_delete(3PVM), pvm_insert(3PVM)

								   27 June, 1994						      LOOKUP(3PVM)