IF.H(3HEAD)							   IF.H(3HEAD)

NAME
       if.h, if - sockets local interfaces

SYNOPSIS
       #include <net/if.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The   <net/if.h>	 header	 defines  the  if_nameindex  structure,	 which
       includes the following members:

	 unsigned if_index     /* numeric index of the interface */
	 char	  *if_name     /* null-terminated name of the interface */

       The <net/if.h> header defines the following macro for the length	 of  a
       buffer  containing  an  interface  name (including the terminating null
       character):

       IF_NAMESIZE
		      interface name length

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
       │  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability │ Standard	      │
       └────────────────────┴─────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       if_nametoindex(3XNET), attributes(5), standards(5)

				 Sep 10, 2004			   IF.H(3HEAD)

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