NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber - get RPC entry

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <netdb.h>

       struct rpcent *getrpcent()

       struct rpcent *getrpcbyname(name)
       char *name;

       struct rpcent *getrpcbynumber(number)
       int number;

       setrpcent (stayopen)
       int stayopen

       endrpcent ()

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       getrpcent(), getrpcbyname(), and getrpcbynumber() each return a pointer
       to an object with the following	structure  containing  the  broken-out
       fields of a line in the rpc program number data base, /etc/rpc.

	      struct	rpcent {
		   char *r_name;  /* name of server for this rpc program */
		   char **r_aliases;   /* alias list */
		   long r_number; /* rpc program number */
	      };

       The members of this structure are:
	      r_name		  The name of the server for this rpc program.
	      r_aliases 	  A zero terminated list  of  alternate  names
				  for the rpc program.
	      r_number		  The rpc program number for this service.

       getrpcent() reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.


       getrpcent() opens and rewinds the file.	If the stayopen flag  is  nonzero,
  the  net	data base will not be closed after each call to getrp-
       cent() (either  directly,  or  indirectly  through  one	of  the  other
       "getrpc" calls).

       endrpcent closes the file.

       getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() sequentially search from the beginning
 of the file until a matching rpc program name or program number is
       found, or until end-of-file is encountered.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/rpc

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       rpc(5), rpcinfo(8C), ypserv(8)

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

       A NULL pointer is returned on EOF or error.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       All  information  is contained in a static area so it must be copied if
       it is to be saved.



				  1987-12-14			 GETRPCENT(3N)