dn_skipname(3)dn_skipname(3)NAMEdn_skipname - Skip over a compressed domain name
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <netinet/in.h> #include
<arpa/nameser.h> #include <resolv.h>
int dn_skipname(
u_char *comp_domain_name,
u_char *end_of_message );
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc)
PARAMETERS
Specifies a pointer to a compressed domain name. Specifies the end of
the compressed domain name address.
DESCRIPTION
The dn_skipname() function skips over a compressed domain name.
The dn_skipname() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the
resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global infor‐
mation that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data
structure. The include/resolv.h file contains the _res structure defi‐
nition.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the dn_skipname() function returns the size
of the compressed domain name. If the dn_skipname() function fails, -1
is returned.
FILES
Defines name server and domain name structures, values, and constants.
SEE ALSO
Functions: res_init(3), res_mkquery(3), res_send(3), dn_comp(3),
dn_expand(3), dn_find(3), _getshort(3), _getlong(3), putshort(3), put‐
long(3)
Commands: named(8)dn_skipname(3)
