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BYTEORDER(3N)							 BYTEORDER(3N)

NAME
       htonl,  htons,  ntohl,  ntohs - convert values between host and network
       byte order

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libc.h>

       netlong = htonl(hostlong);
       u_long netlong, hostlong;

       netshort = htons(hostshort);
       u_short netshort, hostshort;

       hostlong = ntohl(netlong);
       u_long hostlong, netlong;

       hostshort = ntohs(netshort);
       u_short hostshort, netshort;

DESCRIPTION
       These routines convert 16 and 32 bit quantities	between	 network  byte
       order  and  host	 byte  order.	The  routines  are  most often used in
       conjunction  with  Internet  addresses  and  ports   as	 returned   by
       gethostbyname(3N) and getservent(3N).

SEE ALSO
       gethostbyname(3N), getservent(3N)

4.2 Berkeley Distribution	 May 15, 1986			 BYTEORDER(3N)
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