1GETHOSTID(3P)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             GETHOSTID(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
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8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       gethostid - get an identifier for the current host
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <unistd.h>
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17       long gethostid(void);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The gethostid() function shall retrieve a  32-bit  identifier  for  the
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RETURN VALUE

25       Upon  successful completion, gethostid() shall return an identifier for
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ERRORS

29       No errors are defined.
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31       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

37       This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 does not define the domain in which
38       the return value is unique.
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

47       random(),   the   Base   Definitions  volume  of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
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51       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
52       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
53       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
54       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
55       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
56       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
57       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
58       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
59       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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