HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 2 System Calls (vol 5)

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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.
SEE ALSO
random(3M), <unistd.h>.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 4, Version 2.
136 Hewlett-Packard Company − 1 − HP-UX 11i Version 3: February 2007