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+.TH GETHOSTID 2 "12 February 1983"
+.UC 4
+.SH NAME
+gethostid, sethostid \- get/set unique identifier of current host
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.ft B
+hostid = gethostid()
+int hostid;
+.PP
+.ft B
+sethostid(hostid)
+int hostid;
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Sethostid
+establishes a 32-bit identifier for the
+current processor which is intended to be unique among all
+UNIX systems in existence.  This is normally a DARPA Internet
+address for the local machine.  This call is allowed only to the
+super-user and is normally performed at boot time.
+.PP
+.I Gethostid
+returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+hostid(1), gethostname(2)
+.SH BUGS
+32 bits for the identifier is too small.