Open System Services Library Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

OSS Library Calls (g - h) gethostent_r(3)
FILES
/etc/hosts The Internet network hostname database.
/etc/resov.conf The resolver configuration file.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: gethostbyname(3), gethostbyname_r(3), gethostbyaddr(3), gethostbyaddr_r(3),
lwres_gethostbyaddr_r(3), lwres_gethostbyname_r(3), sethostent(3), endhostent(3).
Files: hosts(4), resolv.conf(4), resolv.conf(5), thread_safety(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
H06.21 and later H-series RVUs and J06.10 and later J-series RVUs
This function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1 2004, POSIX System Application Program Interface.
Standard POSIX Threads Library version of this function
This function is an extension to the UNIX98 specification. Interfaces documented on this refer-
ence page conform to the following industry standards:
• IEEE Std 1003.1-c1995, POSIX System Application Program Interface
The use of the header file spthread.h is an HP exception to the POSIX standard.
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