GETRPCENT(3) OpenBSD 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);
DESCRIPTIONgetrpcent(), 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
necessary.
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()
(either directly, or indirectly through one of the other ``getrpc''
calls).
endrpcent() closes the file.
getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() sequentially search from the
beginning 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 ALSOrpc(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.
OpenBSD 4.9 September 1, 2010 OpenBSD 4.9
