osf1 man page for ntohs

ntohs(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  ntohs(3)

NAME
       ntohs - Converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-byte order to host-byte order

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <arpa/inet.h>

       in_port_t ntohs (      in_port_t netshort) ;

STANDARDS
       Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

       ntohs():  XNS4.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Specifies a 16-bit integer in network-byte order.

DESCRIPTION
       The  ntohs()  (network-to-host  short)  function  converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-byte order to host-byte
       order.

       The Internet network requires address and port reference data in network-byte order.
	You can use the ntohs() function to convert Internet network address and port data to host-byte ordered integers.

RETURN VALUES
       The ntohs() function returns a 16-bit short integer in host-byte order.

ERRORS
       Current industry standards do not define error values for the ntohs() function.

RELATED INFORMATION
       Functions: endhostent(3), endservent(3), ntohl(3), htonl(3), htons(3)

       Standards: standards(5) delim off

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