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GETSERVENT
!!!GETSERVENT
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
FILES
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO
----
!!NAME


getservent, getservbyname, getservbyport, setservent, endservent - get service entry
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include
__''name''__, const char *__''proto''__);
struct servent *getservbyport(int__ ''port''__, const char *__''proto''__);
void setservent(int__ ''stayopen''__);
void endservent(void);
__
!!DESCRIPTION


The __getservent()__ function reads the next line from
the file ''/etc/services'' and returns a structure
''servent'' containing the broken out fields from the
line. The ''/etc/services'' file is opened if
necessary.


The __getservbyname()__ function returns a ''servent''
structure for the line from ''/etc/services'' that
matches the service ''name'' using protocol ''proto''.
If ''proto'' is NULL, any protocol will be
matched.


The __getservbyport()__ function returns a ''servent''
structure for the line that matches the port ''port''
given in network byte order using protocol ''proto''. If
''proto'' is NULL, any protocol will be
matched.


The __setservent()__ function opens and rewinds the
''/etc/services'' file. If ''stayopen'' is true (1),
then the file will not be closed between calls to
__getservbyname()__ and
__getservbyport()__.


The __endservent()__ function closes
''/etc/services''.


The ''servent'' structure is defined in
'''' as follows:


struct servent {
char    *s_name;        /* official service name */
char    **s_aliases;    /* alias list */
int     s_port;         /* port number */
char    *s_proto;       /* protocol to use */
}


The members of the ''servent'' structure
are:


''s_name''


The official name of the service.


''s_aliases''


A zero terminated list of alternative names for the
service.


''s_port''


The port number for the service given in network byte
order.


''s_proto''


The name of the protocol to use with this
service.
!!RETURN VALUE


The __getservent()__, __getservbyname()__ and
__getservbyport()__ functions return the ''servent''
structure, or a NULL pointer if an error occurs or the end
of the file is reached.
!!FILES


''/etc/services''


services database file
!!CONFORMING TO


BSD 4.3
!!SEE ALSO


getprotoent(3), getnetent(3),
services(5)
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Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:24:23 am by "perry"

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