The getnetent() call returns a pointer to the next entry in the ETC\NETWORKS file.
Syntax
#include <netdb.h> struct netent *getnetent()
Description
This call, by opening and sequentially reading the ETC\NETWORKS file, returns a pointer to the next entry in the file.
The getnetent() call returns a pointer to a netent structure, which contains the equivalent fields for a network description line in the ETC\NETWORKS file. The netent structure is defined in the <NETDB.H> file.
Use the endnetent() call to close the ETC\NETWORKS file.
Return Values
The getnetent() call returns a pointer to the next entry in the ETC\NETWORKS file. The return value points to static data that subsequent API calls can modify. A pointer to a netent structure indicates success. A NULL pointer indicates an error or EOF.
The netent structure is defined in the <NETDB.H> header file and contains the following elements:
Element
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