id: fix infinite loop on some systems
[coreutils/ericb.git] / src / hostid.c
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1 /* print the hexadecimal identifier for the current host
3 Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007-2009 Free
4 Software Foundation, Inc.
6 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 (at your option) any later version.
11 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19 /* Written by Jim Meyering. */
21 #include <config.h>
22 #include <getopt.h>
23 #include <stdio.h>
24 #include <sys/types.h>
26 #include "system.h"
27 #include "long-options.h"
28 #include "error.h"
29 #include "quote.h"
31 /* The official name of this program (e.g., no `g' prefix). */
32 #define PROGRAM_NAME "hostid"
34 #define AUTHORS proper_name ("Jim Meyering")
36 void
37 usage (int status)
39 if (status != EXIT_SUCCESS)
40 fprintf (stderr, _("Try `%s --help' for more information.\n"),
41 program_name);
42 else
44 printf (_("\
45 Usage: %s [OPTION]\n\
46 Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host.\n\
47 \n\
48 "), program_name);
49 fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
50 fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
51 emit_bug_reporting_address ();
53 exit (status);
56 int
57 main (int argc, char **argv)
59 unsigned int id;
61 initialize_main (&argc, &argv);
62 set_program_name (argv[0]);
63 setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
64 bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
65 textdomain (PACKAGE);
67 atexit (close_stdout);
69 parse_long_options (argc, argv, PROGRAM_NAME, PACKAGE_NAME, Version,
70 usage, AUTHORS, (char const *) NULL);
71 if (getopt_long (argc, argv, "", NULL, NULL) != -1)
72 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
74 if (optind < argc)
76 error (0, 0, _("extra operand %s"), quote (argv[optind]));
77 usage (EXIT_FAILURE);
80 id = gethostid ();
82 /* POSIX says gethostid returns a "32-bit identifier" but is silent
83 whether it's sign-extended. Turn off any sign-extension. This
84 is a no-op unless unsigned int is wider than 32 bits. */
85 id &= 0xffffffff;
87 printf ("%08x\n", id);
89 exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);