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inet_ntoa(3) Library Functions Manual inet_ntoa(3) NAME inet_ntoa - Translates an Internet address into a dot-formatted charac- ter string LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS #include <arpa/inet.h> char *inet_ntoa( struct in_addr net_addr ); STANDARDS Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan- dards as follows: inet_ntoa(): XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about in- dustry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS Defines an Internet network byte-ordered address to be converted to an equivalent character string. DESCRIPTION The inet_ntoa() function translates an Internet network byte-ordered address into a dot-formatted character string. NOTES [Digital] For inet_ntoa(), a return value points to thread-specific data, which is overwritten by any subsequent calls from the same thread. RETURN VALUES The inet_ntoa() function returns a pointer to a dot-formatted Internet character string network address. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: inet_addr(3), inet_lnaof(3), inet_makeaddr(3), inet_netof(3), inet_network(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off inet_ntoa(3)