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GETRPCENT(3)		   BSD Programmer's Manual		  GETRPCENT(3)

NAME
     getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, endrpcent, setrpcent - get RPC
     entry

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpc/rpc.h>

     struct rpcent *
     getrpcent(void);

     struct rpcent *
     getrpcbyname(char *name);

     struct rpcent *
     getrpcbynumber(int number);

     void
     setrpcent(int stayopen);

     void
     endrpcent(void);

DESCRIPTION
     getrpcent(), getrpcbyname(), and getrpcbynumber(), each return a pointer
     to an object with the following structure containing the broken-out
     fields of a line in the rpc program number database, /etc/rpc:

       struct rpcent {
	       char    *r_name;	       /* name of server for this rpc program */
	       char    **r_aliases;    /* alias list */
	       int     r_number;       /* rpc program number */
       };

     The members of this structure are:

	   r_name     The name of the server for this rpc program.

	   r_aliases  A zero terminated list of alternate names for the rpc
		      program.

	   r_number   The rpc program number for this service.

     getrpcent() reads the next line of the file, opening the file if neces-
     sary.

     setrpcent() opens and rewinds the file. If the stayopen flag is non-zero,
     the net database will not be closed after each call to getrpcent() (ei-
     ther directly, or indirectly through one of the other "getrpc" calls).

     endrpcent() closes the file.

     getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() sequentially search from the begin-
     ning of the file until a matching rpc program name or program number is
     found, or until end-of-file is encountered.

FILES
     /etc/rpc

DIAGNOSTICS
     A NULL pointer is returned on EOF or error.

SEE ALSO
     rpc(5), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8)

BUGS
     All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if it
     is to be saved.

MirOS BSD #10-current	      December 14, 1987				     1
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