gethostid(2) System Calls Manual gethostid(2)
NAME
gethostid - Gets the unique identifier of the current host
SYNOPSIS
int gethostid ( void );
DESCRIPTION
The gethostid() function allows a process to retrieve the 32-bit identifier for the current host. The host ID is stored in network stan-
dard byte order and is set either by the hostid(1) command or the sethostid(2) function call.
RETURN VALUES
Upon completion, the gethostid() function returns the identifier for the current host.
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: hostid(1).
Functions: gethostname(2), sethostname(2) delim off
gethostid(2)
