1GETRPCENT(3)             BSD Library Functions Manual             GETRPCENT(3)
2

NAME

4     getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, endrpcent, setrpcent — get RPC
5     entry
6

LIBRARY

8     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

11     #include <rpc/rpc.h>
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13     struct rpcent *
14     getrpcent(void);
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16     struct rpcent *
17     getrpcbyname(char *name);
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19     struct rpcent *
20     getrpcbynumber(int number);
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22     void
23     setrpcent(int stayopen);
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25     void
26     endrpcent(void);
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DESCRIPTION

29     The getrpcent(), getrpcbyname(), and getrpcbynumber() functions each
30     return a pointer to an object with the following structure containing the
31     broken-out fields of a line in the rpc program number data base,
32     /etc/rpc:
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34     struct rpcent {
35             char    *r_name;        /* name of server for this rpc program */
36             char    **r_aliases;    /* alias list */
37             long    r_number;       /* rpc program number */
38     };
39
40     The members of this structure are:
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42           r_name     The name of the server for this rpc program.
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44           r_aliases  A zero terminated list of alternate names for the rpc
45                      program.
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47           r_number   The rpc program number for this service.
48
49     The getrpcent() function reads the next line of the file, opening the
50     file if necessary.
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52     The setrpcent() function opens and rewinds the file.  If the stayopen
53     flag is non-zero, the net data base will not be closed after each call to
54     getrpcent() (either directly, or indirectly through one of the other
55     “getrpc” calls).
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57     The endrpcent() function closes the file.
58
59     The getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() functions sequentially search
60     from the beginning of the file until a matching rpc program name or pro‐
61     gram number is found, or until end-of-file is encountered.
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FILES

64     /etc/rpc
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SEE ALSO

67     rpc(5), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8)
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DIAGNOSTICS

70     A NULL pointer is returned on EOF or error.
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BUGS

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