1resolve(3z)                z88dk Programmer's Manual               resolve(3z)
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NAME

6       resolve - convert hostname to IP address
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <net/resolv.h>
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11       ipaddr_t resolve(char *name);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  resolve()  function  queries any configured nameservers for the IP
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RETURN VALUE

22       resolv() returns the network order IP address of the requested host. If
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25       resolv() may also be called by the macro gethostbyname
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BUGS

29       If you use the macro gethostbyname then beware that the ZSock implemen‐
30       tation is not at all standard.
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AUTHOR

34       Dominic Morris <dom@jb.man.ac.uk>
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38                               18 February 2000                    resolve(3z)