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getprotobyname

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NAME

getprotobyname, getprotobyname_r - Get a protocol entry by protocol name  

LIBRARY

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

SYNOPSIS

#include <netdb.h>

struct protoent *getprotobyname(        const char *name);

[Digital]  The following obsolete function is supported in order to maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating system. You should not use it in new designs. int getprotobyname_r(        const char *name,
       struct protoent *proto,
       struct protoent_data *proto_data);
 

STANDARDS

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

getprotobyname(): XPG4-UNIX

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

PARAMETERS

Specifies the official protocol name or alias. [Digital]  For getprotobyname_r(), points to the protoent structure. The netdb.h header file defines the protoent structure. [Digital]  For getprotobyname_r(), is data for the protocols database. The netdb.h header file defines the protoent_data structure.  

DESCRIPTION

The getprotobyname() function returns a pointer to a structure of type protoent. Its members specify data in fields from a record line in either the local /etc/protocols file or the NIS network protocols database file. To determine which file or files to search, and in which order, the system uses the switches in the /etc/svc.conf file. The netdb.h header file defines the protoent structure.

The getprotobyname() function searches the network protocols database file sequentially until a match with the name parameter occurs. The name parameter will specify either the official protocol name or an alias. When EOF (End-of-File) is reached without a match, an error value is returned by this function.

When using the getprotobyname() function, use the endprotoent() function to close the protocols file.  

NOTES

The getprotobyname() function returns a pointer to thread-specific data. Subsequent calls to this or a related function from the same thread overwrite this data.

[Digital]  The getprotobyname_r() function is an obsolete reentrant version of the getprotobyname() function. It is supported in order to maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating system and should not be used in new designs. Note that you must zero-fill the proto_data structure before its first access by either the setprotoent_r() or getprotobyname_r() function.

 

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the getprotobyname() function returns a pointer to a protoent structure. If it fails or reaches the end of the network protocols database file, it returns a null pointer.

[Digital]  Upon successful completion, the getprotobyname_r() function stores the protoent structure in the location pointed to by proto, and returns a value of 0 (zero). Upon failure, it returns a value of -1.  

ERRORS

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

[Digital]  If any of the following conditions occurs, the getprotobyname_r() function sets errno to the corresponding value:

The proto_data or proto parameter is invalid. The search failed.

In addition, if the getprotobyname() or getprotobyname_r() function fail to open the file, it sets errno to indicate the cause of the failure.  

FILES

The DARPA Internet network protocols name database file. Each record in the file occupies a single line and has three fields: the official protocol name, the protocol number, and protocol aliases. The database service selection configuration file.  

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: getprotobynumber(3), getprotoent(3), setprotoent(3), endprotoent(3).

Files: protocols(4), svc.conf(4)

Networks: nis_intro(7)

Standards: standards(5) delim off


 

Index

NAME
LIBRARY
SYNOPSIS
STANDARDS
PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION
NOTES
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
FILES
RELATED INFORMATION

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