gethostid.2 (2010 09)

gethostid(2) gethostid(2)

(TO BE OBSOLETED)

NAME

gethostid - get an identiﬁer for the current host

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

long gethostid(void);

DESCRIPTION

The gethostid() function retrieves a 32-bit identiﬁer for the current host.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion,

gethostid() returns an identiﬁer for the current host.

ERRORS

No errors are deﬁned.

APPLICATION USAGE

X/Open does not deﬁne the domain in which the return value is unique.

WARNINGS

Obsolescent Interfaces

gethostid() is to be obsoleted at a future date.

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gethostid(2) gethostid(2) (TO BE OBSOLETED) NAME gethostid - get an identifier for the current host SYNOPSIS #include long gethostid(void); DESCRIPTION The gethostid() function retrieves a 32-bit identifier for the current host. RETURN VALUE Upon successful completion, gethostid() returns an identifier for the current host. ERRORS No errors are defined. APPLICATION USAGE X/Open does not define the domain in which the return value is unique.
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(Notes) A (Notes) gA 2 Hewlett-Packard Company −1− HP-UX 11i Version 3: September 2010