NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       inet_ntoa  - Translate an Internet address into a dot-formatted
 character string

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <arpa/inet.h>

       char *inet_ntoa(
               struct in_addr net_addr );

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

       Standard C Library (libc)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces documented on this reference  page  conform  to
       industry standards as follows:

       inet_ntoa():  XNS4.0, XNS5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Defines an Internet network  byte-ordered  address  to  be
       converted to an equivalent character string.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  inet_ntoa()  function  translates an Internet network
       byte-ordered  address  into  a   dot-formatted   character
       string.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

       [Tru64  UNIX]  For  inet_ntoa(),  a return value points to
       thread-specific data, which is overwritten by  any  subsequent
 calls from the same thread.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  inet_ntoa()  function returns a pointer to a dot-formatted
 Internet character string network address.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Functions: inet_addr(3), inet_lnaof(3),  inet_makeaddr(3),
       inet_netof(3), inet_network(3)

       Standards: standards(5)

       Network Programmer's Guide




                                                     inet_ntoa(3)