1fmt_ip6_flat(3)            Library Functions Manual            fmt_ip6_flat(3)
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NAME

6       fmt_ip6_flat - write a formatted ASCII representation of an IPv6 number
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SYNTAX

9       #include <ip6.h>
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11       unsigned int fmt_ip6_flat(char *dest,const char ip[16]);
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DESCRIPTION

14       fmt_ip6_flat formats an IPv6 number in a flat ASCII representation from
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18       This  representation  does not contain colons and is meant to be easily
19       machine-readable.  Use fmt_ip6 for the  normal  (standard)  representa‐
20       tion.   This  function is meant for places which use colons to separate
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23       If dest equals FMT_LEN (i.e. is zero), fmt_ip6_flat returns the  number
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26       fmt_ip6_flat does not append \0.
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28       For  convenience, ip6.h defines the integer IP6_FMT to be big enough to
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EXAMPLE

32       #include <ip6.h>
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34         char buf[IP6_FMT];
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36         buf[fmt_ip6_flat(buf,ip)]=0;
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SEE ALSO

39       scan_ip6_flat(3), fmt_ip6(3)
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43                                                               fmt_ip6_flat(3)