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diff --git a/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/gethostname.3p b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/gethostname.3p new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f8c0b3b --- /dev/null +++ b/man-pages-posix-2003/man3p/gethostname.3p @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "GETHOSTNAME" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" gethostname +.SH PROLOG +This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. +The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult +the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), +or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. +.SH NAME +gethostname \- get name of current host +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <unistd.h> +.br +.sp +int gethostname(char *\fP\fIname\fP\fB, size_t\fP \fInamelen\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIgethostname\fP() function shall return the standard host name +for the current machine. The \fInamelen\fP argument shall +specify the size of the array pointed to by the \fIname\fP argument. +The returned name shall be null-terminated, except that if +\fInamelen\fP is an insufficient length to hold the host name, then +the returned name shall be truncated and it is unspecified +whether the returned name is null-terminated. +.LP +Host names are limited to {HOST_NAME_MAX} bytes. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned; otherwise, -1 shall +be returned. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +No errors are defined. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +None. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fIgethostid\fP(), \fIuname\fP(), the Base Definitions volume of +IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<unistd.h>\fP +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the +event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . |