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# getprotoent

    GETPROTOENT(3)           BSD Library Functions Manual           GETPROTOENT(3)

    NAME
         getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent -
         get protocol entry

    SYNOPSIS
         #include <netdb.h>

         struct protoent *
         getprotoent(void);

         struct protoent *
         getprotobyname(char *name);

         struct protoent *
         getprotobynumber(int proto);

         void
         setprotoent(int stayopen);

         void
         endprotoent(void);

    DESCRIPTION
         The getprotoent(), getprotobyname(), and getprotobynumber() functions
         each return a pointer to an object with the following structure contain-
         ing the broken-out fields of a line in the network protocol database,
         /etc/protocols.

               struct  protoent {
                       char    *p_name;        /* official name of protocol */
                       char    **p_aliases;    /* alias list */
                       int     p_proto;        /* protocol number */
               };

         The members of this structure are:

         p_name     The official name of the protocol.

         p_aliases  A zero-terminated list of alternate names for the protocol.

         p_proto    The protocol number.

         The getprotoent() function reads the next line of the file, opening the
         file if necessary.

         The setprotoent() function opens and rewinds the file.  If the stayopen
         flag is non-zero, the net database will not be closed after each call to
         getprotobyname() or getprotobynumber().

         The endprotoent() function closes the file.

         The getprotobyname() and getprotobynumber() functions sequentially search
         from the beginning of the file until a matching protocol name or protocol
         number is found, or until EOF is encountered.

    RETURN VALUES
         Null pointer (0) returned on EOF or error.

    FILES
         /etc/protocols

    SEE ALSO
         protocols(5)

    HISTORY
         The getprotoent(), getprotobynumber(), getprotobyname(), setprotoent(),
         and endprotoent() functions appeared in 4.2BSD.

    BUGS
         These functions use a static data space; if the data is needed for future
         use, it should be copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.  Only
         the Internet protocols are currently understood.

    BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD

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