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GETNODEBYNAME(3) | Library Functions Manual | GETNODEBYNAME(3) |
NAME¶
getnodebyname - DECnet node entry retrieval by addressSYNOPSIS¶
#include <netdnet/dn.h>#include <netdnet/dnetdb.h>
struct nodeent *getnodebyname (char *name)
DESCRIPTION¶
getnodebyname searches the decnet hosts file for the DECnet node with name equal to name and returns node information into the nodeent structure.If no entry is found, returns NULL
EXAMPLE¶
#include <netdnet/dn.h> #include <netdnet/dnetdb.h> #include <sys/socket.h> main(void) { struct nodeent *dp; if ( (dp=getnodebyname("mv3100")) == NULL) printf("Error, cannot find node entry"); else printf("Node name is %s",dp->n_name); }
SEE ALSO¶
dnet_htoa(3), dnet_ntoa(3), dnet_conn(3), dnet_addr(3), getnodebyaddr(3), getnodeadd(3), setnodeent(3)July 28, 1998 | DECnet database functions |