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GETRPCENT(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual GETRPCENT(3) NAME getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, endrpcent, setrpcent - get RPC entry LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS #include <rpc/rpc.h> struct rpcent * getrpcent(void); struct rpcent * getrpcbyname(const 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 alternative 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 necessary. 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 getrpcent() (either directly, or indirectly through one of the other "getrpc" calls). endrpcent() closes the file. getrpcbyname() and getrpcbynumber() sequentially search from the beginning of the file until a matching rpc program name or program number is found, or until end-of-file is encountered. FILES /etc/rpc RETURN VALUES A NULL pointer is returned on EOF or error. SEE ALSO rpc(5), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8) BUGS All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if it is to be saved. FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 August 16, 2004 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8