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diff --git a/man3p/if_indextoname.3p b/man3p/if_indextoname.3p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0ed299b2c --- /dev/null +++ b/man3p/if_indextoname.3p @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "IF_INDEXTONAME" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" if_indextoname +.SH NAME +if_indextoname \- map a network interface index to its corresponding +name +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fB#include <net/if.h> +.br +.sp +char *if_indextoname(unsigned\fP \fIifindex\fP\fB, char *\fP\fIifname\fP\fB); +.br +\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIif_indextoname\fP() function shall map an interface index to +its corresponding name. +.LP +When this function is called, \fIifname\fP shall point to a buffer +of at least {IF_NAMESIZE} bytes. The function shall place in +this buffer the name of the interface with index \fIifindex\fP. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.LP +If \fIifindex\fP is an interface index, then the function shall return +the value supplied in \fIifname\fP, which points to a +buffer now containing the interface name. Otherwise, the function +shall return a NULL pointer and set \fIerrno\fP to indicate the +error. +.SH ERRORS +.LP +The \fIif_indextoname\fP() function shall fail if: +.TP 7 +.B ENXIO +The interface does not exist. +.sp +.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 +\fIgetsockopt\fP() , \fIif_freenameindex\fP() , \fIif_nameindex\fP() +, \fIif_nametoindex\fP() , \fIsetsockopt\fP() , the Base Definitions +volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<net/if.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 . |