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

13       gethostid — get an identifier for the current host
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <unistd.h>
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18       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

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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

47       initstate()
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49       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <unistd.h>
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