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53 .Fn getnetbyname "const char *name"
55 .Fn getnetbyaddr "unsigned long net" "int type"
57 .Fn setnetent "int stayopen"
67 each return a pointer to an object with the
68 following structure describing an internet network.
69 This structure contains either the information obtained
72 broken-out fields of a line in the network data base
74 or entries supplied by the
76 system. The order of the lookups is controlled by the
79 .Bd -literal -offset indent
81 char *n_name; /* official name of net */
82 char **n_aliases; /* alias list */
83 int n_addrtype; /* net number type */
84 unsigned long n_net; /* net number */
88 The members of this structure are:
89 .Bl -tag -width n_addrtype
91 The official name of the network.
93 A zero terminated list of alternate names for the network.
95 The type of the network number returned; currently only AF_INET.
97 The network number. Network numbers are returned in machine byte
104 reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.
109 opens and rewinds the file. If the
112 the net data base will not be closed after each call to
127 sequentially search from the beginning
128 of the file until a matching
130 net address and type is found,
138 Network numbers are supplied in host order.
140 .Bl -tag -width /etc/nsswitch.conf -compact
142 .It Pa /etc/nsswitch.conf
143 .It Pa /etc/resolv.conf
162 functions appeared in
165 The data space used by
166 these functions is static; if future use requires the data, it should be
167 copied before any subsequent calls to these functions overwrite it.
168 Only Internet network
169 numbers are currently understood.
170 Expecting network numbers to fit
171 in no more than 32 bits is probably