getservent(3n) getservent(3n)
Name
getservent, getservbyname, getservbyport, setservent, endservent - get services entry
Syntax
#include <netdb.h>
struct servent *getservent()
struct servent *getservbyname(name, proto)
char *name, *proto;
struct servent *getservbyport(port, proto)
int port; char *proto;
void setservent(stayopen)
int stayopen
void endservent()
Description
The and subroutines each return a pointer to an object with the following structure containing the broken-out fields of a line in the net-
work database.
struct servent {
char *s_name; /* official name of service */
char **s_aliases; /* alias list */
long s_port; /* port service resides at */
char *s_proto; /* protocol to use */
};
The members of this structure are:
s_name The official name of the service.
s_aliases A zero terminated list of alternate names for the service.
s_port The port number at which the service resides. Port numbers are returned in network byte order.
s_proto The name of the protocol to use when contacting the service.
If the stayopen flag on a subroutine is NULL, the database is opened. Otherwise, the has the effect of rewinding the database. The sub-
routine may be called to close the database when processing is complete.
The subroutine reads the next line; and search until a matching name or port is found (or until EOF is encountered). The subroutine keeps
a pointer in the database, allowing successive calls to be used to search the entire file. If a non-NULL protocol name, is also supplied,
searches must also match the protocol.
The routine must be called before a loop that uses in order to initialize variables in the routine and an must be used after the loop.
Both and make calls to and
Restrictions
All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if it is to be saved.
If the Yellow Pages Service is running, does not return the entries in any particular order. See the Guide to the Yellow Pages Service for
setup information.
The database can also be distributed by the BIND/Hesiod naming service. See the Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service for more information.
Return Values
Null pointer(0) returned on EOF or error.
Files
See Also
services(5), svc.conf(5)
Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service
Guide to the Yellow Pages Service
getservent(3n)