1getnetent_r(3) Library Functions Manual getnetent_r(3)
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6 getnetent_r, getnetbyname_r, getnetbyaddr_r - get network entry (reen‐
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13 #include <netdb.h>
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15 int getnetent_r(struct netent *restrict result_buf,
16 char buf[restrict .buflen], size_t buflen,
17 struct netent **restrict result,
18 int *restrict h_errnop);
19 int getnetbyname_r(const char *restrict name,
20 struct netent *restrict result_buf,
21 char buf[restrict .buflen], size_t buflen,
22 struct netent **restrict result,
23 int *restrict h_errnop);
24 int getnetbyaddr_r(uint32_t net, int type,
25 struct netent *restrict result_buf,
26 char buf[restrict .buflen], size_t buflen,
27 struct netent **restrict result,
28 int *restrict h_errnop);
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30 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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32 getnetent_r(), getnetbyname_r(), getnetbyaddr_r():
33 Since glibc 2.19:
34 _DEFAULT_SOURCE
35 glibc 2.19 and earlier:
36 _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE
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39 The getnetent_r(), getnetbyname_r(), and getnetbyaddr_r() functions are
40 the reentrant equivalents of, respectively, getnetent(3), getnetby‐
41 name(3), and getnetbynumber(3). They differ in the way that the netent
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46 Instead of returning a pointer to a statically allocated netent struc‐
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65 On success, these functions return 0. On error, they return one of the
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72 ENOENT (getnetent_r()) No more records in database.
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82 │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
83 ├─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
84 │getnetent_r(), getnetbyname_r(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe locale │
85 │getnetbyaddr_r() │ │ │
86 └─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘
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89 Functions with similar names exist on some other systems, though typi‐
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