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34 .\" @(#)getpeername.2 6.5 (Berkeley) 3/10/91
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42 .TH GETPEERNAME 2 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
44 getpeername \- get name of connected peer socket
47 .B #include <sys/socket.h>
49 .BI "int getpeername(int " sockfd ", struct sockaddr *restrict " addr ,
50 .BI " socklen_t *restrict " addrlen );
54 returns the address of the peer connected to the socket
56 in the buffer pointed to by
60 argument should be initialized to indicate the amount of space pointed to
63 On return it contains the actual size of the name returned (in bytes).
64 The name is truncated if the buffer provided is too small.
66 The returned address is truncated if the buffer provided is too small;
69 will return a value greater than was supplied to the call.
71 On success, zero is returned.
72 On error, \-1 is returned, and
74 is set to indicate the error.
80 is not a valid file descriptor.
85 argument points to memory not in a valid part of the
86 process address space.
90 is invalid (e.g., is negative).
93 Insufficient resources were available in the system
94 to perform the operation.
97 The socket is not connected.
102 does not refer to a socket.
104 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.4BSD
106 first appeared in 4.2BSD).
108 For background on the
113 For stream sockets, once a
115 has been performed, either socket can call
117 to obtain the address of the peer socket.
118 On the other hand, datagram sockets are connectionless.
121 on a datagram socket merely sets the peer address for outgoing
130 to obtain the peer address that it earlier set for the socket.
131 However, the peer socket is unaware of this information, and calling
133 on the peer socket will return no useful information (unless a
135 call was also executed on the peer).
136 Note also that the receiver of a datagram can obtain
137 the address of the sender when using