GETRPCENT(3)		   Linux Programmers Manual		 GETRPCENT(3)



NAME
       getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, setrpcent, endrpcent - get RPC
       entry

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       struct rpcent *getrpcent(void);

       struct rpcent *getrpcbyname(char *name);

       struct rpcent *getrpcbynumber(int number);

       void setrpcent(int stayopen);

       void endrpcent(void);

DESCRIPTION
       getrpcent(), getrpcbyname(), and getrpcbynumber() each return a pointer
       to  an  object  with  the following structure containing the broken-out
       fields of a line in the rpc program number data base, /etc/rpc.

	   struct rpcent {
	       char  *r_name;	  /* name of server for this rpc program */
	       char **r_aliases;  /* alias list */
	       long   r_number;   /* rpc program number */
	   };

       The members of this structure are:

	   r_name      The name of the server for this rpc program.

	   r_aliases   A zero terminated list of alternate names for  the  rpc
		       program.

	   r_number    The rpc program number for this service.

       getrpcent() reads the next line of the file, opening the file if neces
       sary.

       setrpcent() opens and rewinds the file.	If the stayopen flag  is  non-
       zero,  the  net	data base will not be closed after each call to getrp
       cent() (either  directly,  or  indirectly  through  one	of  the  other
       getrpc calls).

       endrpcent() closes the file.

       getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() sequentially search from the begin
       ning of the file until a matching rpc program name or program number is
       found, or until end-of-file is encountered.

RETURN VALUE
       A NULL pointer is returned on EOF or error.

FILES
       /etc/rpc

CONFORMING TO
       Not in POSIX.1-2001.  Present on the BSDs, Solaris, and many other sys
       tems.

BUGS
       All information is contained in a static area so it must be  copied  if
       it is to be saved.

SEE ALSO
       rpc(5), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8)

COLOPHON
       This  page  is  part of release 3.05 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



				  2007-12-23			  GETRPCENT(3)