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gethostid(2)							  gethostid(2)

NAME
       gethostid - Get the unique identifier of the current host

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       long gethostid(
	       void );

STANDARDS
       Interfaces  documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
       dards as follows:

       gethostid(): XNS4.0, XNS5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page	 for  more  information	 about
       industry standards and associated tags.

DESCRIPTION
       The  gethostid() function allows a process to retrieve the 32-bit iden‐
       tifier for the current host. The host ID is stored in network  standard
       byte  order  and	 is  set  either  by  the  hostid(1)  command  or  the
       sethostid(2) function call.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon completion, the gethostid() function returns  the  identifier  for
       the current host.

SEE ALSO
       Commands: hostid(1)

       Functions: gethostname(2), sethostname(2)

       Standards: standards(5)

								  gethostid(2)

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