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28 .\" From: @(#)inet.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
45 .Nd Internet address manipulation routines
54 .Fn inet_aton "const char *cp" "struct in_addr *pin"
56 .Fn inet_addr "const char *cp"
58 .Fn inet_network "const char *cp"
60 .Fn inet_ntoa "struct in_addr in"
63 .Fa "struct in_addr in"
70 .Fa "const void * restrict src"
71 .Fa "char * restrict dst"
75 .Fn inet_pton "int af" "const char * restrict src" "void * restrict dst"
77 .Fn inet_makeaddr "in_addr_t net" "in_addr_t lna"
79 .Fn inet_lnaof "struct in_addr in"
81 .Fn inet_netof "struct in_addr in"
88 interpret character strings representing
89 numbers expressed in the Internet standard
95 function converts a presentation format address (that is, printable form
96 as held in a character string) to network format (usually a
98 or some other internal binary representation, in network byte order).
99 It returns 1 if the address was valid for the specified address family, or
100 0 if the address was not parseable in the specified address family, or -1
101 if some system error occurred (in which case
104 This function is presently valid for
111 routine interprets the specified character string as an Internet address,
112 placing the address into the structure provided.
113 It returns 1 if the string was successfully interpreted,
114 or 0 if the string is invalid.
119 functions return numbers suitable for use
120 as Internet addresses and Internet network
121 numbers, respectively.
130 or some other binary form, in network byte order) to presentation format
131 (suitable for external display purposes).
134 argument specifies the size, in bytes, of the buffer
139 define the maximum size required to convert an address of the respective
141 It returns NULL if a system error occurs (in which case,
143 will have been set), or it returns a pointer to the destination string.
144 This function is presently valid for
151 takes an Internet address and returns an
153 string representing the address in
158 is the reentrant version of
162 takes an Internet network number and a local
163 network address and constructs an Internet address
169 break apart Internet host addresses, returning
170 the network number and local network address part,
173 All Internet addresses are returned in network
174 order (bytes ordered from left to right).
175 All network numbers and local address parts are
176 returned as machine byte order integer values.
177 .Sh INTERNET ADDRESSES
178 Values specified using the
181 of the following forms:
182 .Bd -literal -offset indent
189 When four parts are specified, each is interpreted
190 as a byte of data and assigned, from left to right,
191 to the four bytes of an Internet address.
193 that when an Internet address is viewed as a 32-bit
194 integer quantity on the
196 the bytes referred to
202 ordered from right to left.
204 When a three part address is specified, the last
205 part is interpreted as a 16-bit quantity and placed
206 in the right-most two bytes of the network address.
207 This makes the three part address format convenient
208 for specifying Class B network addresses as
209 .Dq Li 128.net.host .
211 When a two part address is supplied, the last part
212 is interpreted as a 24-bit quantity and placed in
213 the right most three bytes of the network address.
214 This makes the two part address format convenient
215 for specifying Class A network addresses as
218 When only one part is given, the value is stored
219 directly in the network address without any byte
222 All numbers supplied as
227 may be decimal, octal, or hexadecimal, as specified
228 in the C language (i.e., a leading 0x or 0X implies
229 hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading 0 implies octal;
230 otherwise, the number is interpreted as decimal).
238 for malformed requests.
246 was not large enough to store the presentation form of the address.
247 .It Bq Er EAFNOSUPPORT
258 .Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
268 .%T "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture"
279 does not accept 1-, 2-, or 3-part dotted addresses; all four parts
280 must be specified and are interpreted only as decimal values.
281 This is a narrower input set than that accepted by
285 functions appeared in
290 (0xffffffff) is a valid broadcast address, but
292 cannot return that value without indicating failure.
295 function does not share this problem.
296 The problem of host byte ordering versus network byte ordering is
298 The string returned by
300 resides in a static memory area.
304 function should return a