gethostname(3) [linux man page]
GETHOSTNAME(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETHOSTNAME(P) NAME
gethostname - get name of current host SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> int gethostname(char *name, size_t namelen); DESCRIPTION
The gethostname() function shall return the standard host name for the current machine. The namelen argument shall specify the size of the array pointed to by the name argument. The returned name shall be null-terminated, except that if namelen is an insufficient length to hold the host name, then the returned name shall be truncated and it is unspecified whether the returned name is null-terminated. Host names are limited to {HOST_NAME_MAX} bytes. RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall be returned. ERRORS
No errors are defined. The following sections are informative. EXAMPLES
None. APPLICATION USAGE
None. RATIONALE
None. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None. SEE ALSO
gethostid() , uname() , 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
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GETHOSTID(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETHOSTID(3P) PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond- ing 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 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)