setnetent()

Open the network name database file

Synopsis:

#include <netdb.h>

void setnetent( int stayopen );

Library:

libsocket

Description:

The setnetent() function opens and rewinds the network name database file. If the stayopen flag is nonzero, the network database won't be closed after each call to getnetbyname() or getnetbyaddr().

Files:

/etc/networks: Network name database file.

Classification:

Standard Unix, POSIX 1003.1-2001

Safety:
Cancellation point	Yes
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No

Caveats:

This function uses static data; if the data is needed for future use, it should be copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.

See also:

endnetent(), getnetbyaddr(), getnetbyname(), getnetent(), netent

/etc/networks in the Utilities Reference