getrpcent(3N)                    DG/UX 5.4.2                   getrpcent(3N)


NAME
       getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, setrpcent, endrpcent - get
       RPC entry

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>

       struct rpcent *getrpcent()

       struct rpcent *getrpcbyname(name)
       char *name;

       struct rpcent *getrpcbynumber(number)
       int number;

       setrpcent (stayopen)
       int stayopen

       endrpcent ()

DESCRIPTION
       getrpcent, getrpcbyname, and getrpcbynumber each return a pointer to
       an object with the following structure containing the broken-out
       fields of a line in the rpc program number data base, /etc/rpc.

              struct    rpcent {
                   char *r_name;  /* name of server for this rpc program */
                   char **r_aliases;   /* alias list */
                   long r_number; /* rpc program number */
              };

       The members of this structure are:
              r_name              The name of the server for this rpc
                                  program.
              r_aliases           A zero terminated list of alternate names
                                  for the rpc program.
              r_number            The rpc program number for this service.

       getrpcent reads the next line of the file, opening the file if
       necessary.

       setrpcent opens and rewinds the file.  If the stayopen flag is non-
       zero, the net data base will not be closed after each call to
       getrpcent (either directly, or indirectly through one of the other
       getrpc calls).

       endrpcent closes the file.

       getrpcbyname and getrpcbynumber sequentially search from the
       beginning of the file until a matching rpc program name or program
       number is found, or until end-of-file is encountered.

FILES
       /etc/rpc



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getrpcent(3N)                    DG/UX 5.4.2                   getrpcent(3N)


       /var/yp/domainname/rpc.bynumber

DIAGNOSTICS
       A NULL pointer is returned on end-of-file or error.

BUGS
       All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if
       it is to be saved.

SEE ALSO
       rpcinfo(1M), ypserv(1M), rpc(5).














































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