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getprotobyname(3)					     getprotobyname(3)

NAME
       getprotobyname,	getprotobyname_r  -  Get  a protocol entry by protocol
       name

SYNOPSIS
       #include <netdb.h>

       struct protoent *getprotobyname(
	       const char *name );

       [Tru64 UNIX]  The following obsolete function is supported in order  to
       maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating
       system.	You should not use it in new designs.  int getprotobyname_r(
	       const char *name,
	       struct protoent *proto,
	       struct protoent_data *proto_data );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

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

       getprotobyname():  XNS4.0, XNS5.0

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

PARAMETERS
       Specifies the official protocol name or alias.  [Tru64 UNIX]  For  get‐
       protobyname_r(),	 points to the protoent structure.  The netdb.h header
       file defines the protoent  structure.   [Tru64  UNIX]  For  getprotoby‐
       name_r(),  is  data for the protocols database. The netdb.h header file
       defines the protoent_data structure.

DESCRIPTION
       The getprotobyname() function returns a pointer to a structure of  type
       protoent.  Its  members	specify	 data  in fields from a record line in
       either the local /etc/protocols file or the NIS network protocols data‐
       base  file.  To	determine  which file or files to search, and in which
       order, the system uses the switches  in	the  /etc/svc.conf  file.  The
       netdb.h header file defines the protoent structure.

       The  getprotobyname()  function searches the network protocols database
       file sequentially until a match with the	 name  parameter  occurs.  The
       name  parameter	will  specify  either the official protocol name or an
       alias. When EOF (End-of-File) is reached	 without  a  match,  an	 error
       value is returned by this function.

       When  using  the getprotobyname() function, use the endprotoent() func‐
       tion to close the protocols file.

NOTES
       The getprotobyname() function  returns  a  pointer  to  thread-specific
       data.  Subsequent  calls	 to  this  or a related function from the same
       thread overwrite this data.

       [Tru64 UNIX]  The getprotobyname_r() function is an obsolete  reentrant
       version	of  the getprotobyname() function. It is supported in order to
       maintain backward compatibility with previous versions of the operating
       system and should not be used in new designs.  Note that you must zero-
       fill the proto_data structure before its first  access  by  either  the
       setprotoent_r() or getprotobyname_r() function.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon  successful	 completion,  the  getprotobyname() function returns a
       pointer to a protoent structure.	 If it fails or reaches the end of the
       network protocols database file, it returns a null pointer.

       [Tru64  UNIX]  Upon successful completion, the getprotobyname_r() func‐
       tion stores the protoent structure in the location pointed to by proto,
       and  returns  a value of 0 (zero).  Upon failure, it returns a value of
       -1.

ERRORS
       Current industry standards do not define error values for the getproto‐
       byname() function.

       [Tru64  UNIX]  If any of the following conditions occurs, the getproto‐
       byname_r() function sets errno to the corresponding value:

       The proto_data or proto parameter is invalid.  The search failed.

       In addition, if the  getprotobyname()  or  getprotobyname_r()  function
       fail to open the file, it sets errno to indicate the cause of the fail‐
       ure.

FILES
       The Internet network protocols name database file.  Each record in  the
       file occupies a single line and has three fields: the official protocol
       name, the protocol number, and protocol aliases.	 The database  service
       selection configuration file.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: getprotobynumber(3), getprotoent(3), setprotoent(3), endpro‐
       toent(3).

       Files: protocols(4), svc.conf(4)

       Networks: nis_intro(7)

       Standards: standards(5)

       Network Programmer's Guide

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