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ntohs(3) Library Functions Manual ntohs(3) NAME ntohs - Converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet net- work-byte order to host-byte order LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS #include <arpa/inet.h> in_port_t ntohs ( in_port_t netshort) ; STANDARDS Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan- dards as follows: ntohs(): XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about in- dustry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS Specifies a 16-bit integer in network-byte order. DESCRIPTION The ntohs() (network-to-host short) function converts an unsigned short (16-bit) integer from Internet network-byte order to host-byte order. The Internet network requires address and port reference data in net- work-byte order. You can use the ntohs() function to convert Internet network address and port data to host-byte ordered integers. RETURN VALUES The ntohs() function returns a 16-bit short integer in host-byte order. ERRORS Current industry standards do not define error values for the ntohs() function. RELATED INFORMATION Functions: endhostent(3), endservent(3), ntohl(3), htonl(3), htons(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off ntohs(3)