gethostid(2) gethostid(2)
TO BE OBSOLETED
NAME [Toc] [Back]
gethostid - get an identifier for the current host
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
#include <unistd.h>
long gethostid(void);
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
The gethostid() function retrieves a 32-bit identifier for the current
host.
RETURN VALUE [Toc] [Back]
Upon successful completion, gethostid() returns an identifier for the
current host.
ERRORS [Toc] [Back]
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE [Toc] [Back]
X/Open does not define the domain in which the return value is unique.
WARNINGS [Toc] [Back]
Obsolescent Interfaces
gethostid() is to be obsoleted at a future date.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
random(3M), <unistd.h>.
CHANGE HISTORY [Toc] [Back]
First released in Issue 4, Version 2.
Hewlett-Packard Company - 1 - HP-UX 11i Version 2: August 2003 [ Back ] |
