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C Interface
#include <unistd.h>
int gethostname (hostname, size);
char *hostname;
size_t size;
Description
The gethostname system call returns the standard host name for the
current processor as set by sethostname. The size
parameter specifies the length of the hostname array. The hostname is
null-terminated unless insufficient space is provided.
Return Value
If the call is successful, a 0 is returned. If it fails, a -1 is returned, and
an error code is stored in errno.
Errors
The following error is returned by gethostname:
| Error Code |
Description |
| [EFAULT] |
The hostname points to an illegal address. The reliable detection of
this error is implementation dependent. |
MPE/iX Specific
This call returns the node name configured in the local domain name field in
NMMGR.
Author
UCB (University of California at Berkeley)
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