.\" @(#)getrpcent.3n 2.2 88/08/02 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.11 88/03/14 SMI
.TH GETRPCENT 3N "14 December 1987"
getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber \- get RPC entry
struct rpcent *getrpcent(\|)
struct rpcent *getrpcbyname(name)
struct rpcent *getrpcbynumber(number)
each return a pointer to an object with the
containing the broken-out
fields of a line in the rpc program number data base,
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:
The name of the server for this rpc program.
A zero terminated list of alternate names for the rpc program.
The rpc program number for this service.
reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.
opens and rewinds the file. If the
the net data base will not be closed after each call to
(either directly, or indirectly through one of
the other \*(lqgetrpc\*(rq calls).
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.
is contained in a static area
so it must be copied if it is