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if_nameindex(3N)					      if_nameindex(3N)

NAME
       if_nameindex(),	if_nametoindex(), if_indextoname(), if_freenameindex()
       - functions that map between an interface name and index value

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       Interfaces are normally known by names such as  "lan0"  and  "vlan200."
       The  index is a unique positive integer value assigned to an interface.
       Index values start at 1, and 0 is not a valid index.

       This function maps an interface name into its corresponding
	      index.  If the specified interface  name	does  not  exist,  the
	      return  value  is	 set  to  0 and is set to If there is a system
	      error, the return value is 0, and	 is  set  to  the  appropriate
	      value.   For  example,  if  the system is running out of memory,
	      will be set to

       This function maps an interface index into its corresponding
	      name.  The ifname argument must point to a buffer	 of  at	 least
	      bytes  into which the interface name corresponding to the speci‐
	      fied index is returned.  This pointer is also the	 return	 value
	      of  the function.	 is defined in and its value includes a termi‐
	      nating null byte at the end of the interface name.  If there  is
	      no  interface  corresponding  to	the  specified	index, NULL is
	      returned and is set to If there is a system  error,  the	return
	      value is 0, and is set to the appropriate value.

       This function returns all interface names and indexes as
	      an array of structures, one structure per interface.  The struc‐
	      ture is defined in

	      struct if_nameindex {
		     unsigned int   if_index;  /* 1, 2, ... */
		     char	   *if_name;   /* null terminated name: "lan0" */
	      };

	      The end of the array of structures is indicated by  a  structure
	      with  an	if_index  of  0, and an if_name of NULL.  The function
	      returns a NULL pointer upon an  error,  and  would  set  to  the
	      appropriate value.

	      The  memory  used	 for  this  array of structures along with the
	      interface names pointed to by the if_name	 members  is  obtained
	      dynamically.  This memory is freed by the next function.

       This function frees the dynamic memory allocated by
	      The  argument  to	 this  function	 must  be  a  pointer that was
	      returned by

CHANGE HISTORY
       The function prototypes and were defined in  prior  to  HP-UX  11i  v3.
       They are now defined in

       Beginning  with HP-UX 11i v3, these functions may pass on both IPv4 and
       IPv6 interfaces, and they no longer reside in the IPv6  library.	  They
       currently reside in the C library.  Therefore, applications using these
       functions no longer need to link with  Applications  using  other  IPv6
       interfaces  that	 reside	 in IPv6 library will need to continue to link
       with

AUTHOR
       and were developed by HP, IETF, and X/Open Company Limited.

ERRORS
       When or fails, the following error message is set in

       The specified interface or index does not exist.

SEE ALSO
       ndp(1M), inet6_opt_init(3N), inet6_rth_space(3N), ip6(7P), ndp(7P).

       RFC 3493 Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
							      if_nameindex(3N)
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