xdr.3n (2010 09)

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xdr(3N) xdr(3N)
NAME
xdr - library routines for external data representation
DESCRIPTION
XDR routines allow C programmers to describe arbitrary data structures in a machine-independent
fashion. Data for remote procedure calls (RPC) are transmitted using these routines.
Index to Routines
The following table lists XDR routines and the manual reference pages on which they are described:
XDR Routine Manual Reference Page
xdr_array xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_bool xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_bytes xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_char xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_control xdr_admin (3N)
xdr_destroy xdr_create (3N)
xdr_double xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_enum xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_float xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_free xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_getpos xdr_admin (3N)
xdr_hyper xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_inline xdr_admin (3N)
xdr_int xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_long xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_longlong_t xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_opaque xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_pointer xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_quadruple xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_reference xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_setpos xdr_admin (3N)
xdr_short xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_sizeof xdr_admin (3N)
xdr_string xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_u_char xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_u_hyper xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_u_int xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_u_long xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_u_longlong_t xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_u_short xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_union xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_vector xdr_complex (3N)
xdr_void xdr_simple (3N)
xdr_wrapstring xdr_complex (3N)
xdrmem_create xdr_create (3N)
xdrrec_create xdr_create (3N)
xdrrec_endofrecord xdr_admin (3N)
xdrrec_eof xdr_admin (3N)
xdrrec_readbytes xdr_admin (3N)
xdrrec_skiprecord xdr_admin (3N)
xdrstdio_create xdr_create (3N)
MULTITHREAD USAGE
Thread Safe: Yes
Cancel Safe: Yes
Fork Safe: No
Async-cancel Safe: No
Async-signal Safe: No
These functions can be called safely in a multithreaded environment. They may be cancellation points in
that they call functions that are cancel points.
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