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30 .\" @(#)getprotoent.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
37 .Nm getprotobynumber ,
41 .Nd get protocol entry
49 .Fn getprotobyname "const char *name"
51 .Fn getprotobynumber "int proto"
52 .Fn setprotoent "int stayopen"
61 each return a pointer to an object with the
63 containing the broken-out
64 fields of a line in the network protocol data base,
66 .Bd -literal -offset indent
69 char *p_name; /* official name of protocol */
70 char **p_aliases; /* alias list */
71 int p_proto; /* protocol number */
75 The members of this structure are:
76 .Bl -tag -width p_aliases
78 The official name of the protocol.
80 A zero terminated list of alternative names for the protocol.
88 reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.
93 opens and rewinds the file. If the
96 the net data base will not be closed after each call to
99 .Fn getprotobynumber .
111 sequentially search from the beginning
112 of the file until a matching
114 protocol number is found,
124 .Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact
125 .It Pa /etc/protocols
132 .Fn getprotobynumber ,
137 functions appeared in
140 These functions use a static data space;
141 if the data is needed for future use, it should be
142 copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.
144 protocols are currently understood.