/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb TCPIP Services, Programming Interfaces, Sockets API, getprotobyname()  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Searches the protocols database until a matching protocol name is
    found or until end of file is encountered.
    Format
      #include  <netdb.h>
      struct protoent *getprotobyname  ( char *name );

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