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7.6 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: gethostbyname.3,v 1.24 2003/08/07 16:43:08 agc Exp $
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.\" @(#)gethostbyname.3 8.4 (Berkeley) 5/25/95
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.\"
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.Dd April 26, 2001
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.Dt GETHOSTBYNAME 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm gethostbyname ,
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.Nm gethostbyname2 ,
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.Nm gethostbyaddr ,
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.Nm sethostent ,
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.Nm endhostent ,
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.Nm herror ,
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.Nm hstrerror
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.Nd get network host entry
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In netdb.h
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.Fd extern int h_errno;
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.Ft struct hostent *
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.Fn gethostbyname "const char *name"
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.Ft struct hostent *
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.Fn gethostbyname2 "const char *name" "int af"
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.Ft struct hostent *
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.Fn gethostbyaddr "const char *addr" "socklen_t len" "int type"
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.Ft void
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.Fn sethostent "int stayopen"
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.Ft void
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.Fn endhostent void
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.Ft void
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.Fn herror "const char *string"
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.Ft const char *
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.Fn hstrerror "int err"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn gethostbyname ,
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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and
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.Fn gethostbyaddr
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functions
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each return a pointer to an object with the
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following structure describing an internet host
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referenced by name or by address, respectively.
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This structure contains either the information obtained from the name server,
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.Xr named 8 ,
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broken-out fields from a line in
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.Pa /etc/hosts ,
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or database entries supplied by the
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.Xr yp 8
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system.
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The order of the lookups is controlled by the
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.Sq hosts
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entry in
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.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 .
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.Bd -literal
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struct hostent {
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char *h_name; /* official name of host */
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char **h_aliases; /* alias list */
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int h_addrtype; /* host address type */
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int h_length; /* length of address */
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char **h_addr_list; /* list of addresses from name server */
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};
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#define h_addr h_addr_list[0] /* address, for backward compatibility */
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.Ed
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.Pp
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The members of this structure are:
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.Bl -tag -width h_addr_list
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.It Fa h_name
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Official name of the host.
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.It Fa h_aliases
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A NULL-terminated array of alternative names for the host.
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.It Fa h_addrtype
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The type of address being returned; currently always
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.Dv AF_INET .
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.It Fa h_length
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The length, in bytes, of the address.
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.It Fa h_addr_list
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A NULL-terminated array of network addresses for the host.
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Host addresses are returned in network byte order.
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.It Fa h_addr
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The first address in
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.Fa h_addr_list ;
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this is for backward compatibility.
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.El
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.Pp
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When using the nameserver,
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.Fn gethostbyname
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and
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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will search for the named host in the current domain and its parents
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unless the name ends in a dot.
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If the name contains no dot, and if the environment variable
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.Dq Ev HOSTALIASES
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contains the name of an alias file, the alias file will first be searched
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for an alias matching the input name.
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See
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.Xr hostname 7
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for the domain search procedure and the alias file format.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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function is an evolution of
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.Fn gethostbyname
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which is intended to allow lookups in address families other than
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.Dv AF_INET ,
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for example
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.Dv AF_INET6 .
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Currently the
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.Fa af
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argument must be specified as
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.Dv AF_INET
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or
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.Dv AF_INET6 ,
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else the function will return
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.Dv NULL
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after having set
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.Va h_errno
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to
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.Dv NETDB_INTERNAL .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn sethostent
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function
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may be used to request the use of a connected
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.Tn TCP
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socket for queries.
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If the
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.Fa stayopen
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flag is non-zero,
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this sets the option to send all queries to the name server using
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.Tn TCP
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and to retain the connection after each call to
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.Fn gethostbyname ,
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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or
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.Fn gethostbyaddr .
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Otherwise, queries are performed using
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.Tn UDP
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datagrams.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn endhostent
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function
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closes the
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.Tn TCP
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connection.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn herror
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function writes a message to the diagnostic output consisting of the
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string parameter
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.Fa s ,
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the constant string ": ", and a message corresponding to the value of
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.Va h_errno .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn hstrerror
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function returns a string which is the message text corresponding to the
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value of the
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.Fa err
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parameter.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts -compact
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.It Pa /etc/hosts
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.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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Error return status from
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.Fn gethostbyname ,
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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and
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.Fn gethostbyaddr
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is indicated by return of a null pointer.
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The external integer
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.Va h_errno
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may then be checked to see whether this is a temporary failure
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or an invalid or unknown host.
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The routine
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.Fn herror
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can be used to print an error message describing the failure.
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If its argument
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.Fa string
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is
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.Pf non Dv -NULL ,
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it is printed, followed by a colon and a space.
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The error message is printed with a trailing newline.
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.Pp
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The variable
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.Va h_errno
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can have the following values:
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.Bl -tag -width HOST_NOT_FOUND
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.It Dv HOST_NOT_FOUND
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No such host is known.
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.It Dv TRY_AGAIN
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This is usually a temporary error
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and means that the local server did not receive
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a response from an authoritative server.
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A retry at some later time may succeed.
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.It Dv NO_RECOVERY
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Some unexpected server failure was encountered.
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This is a non-recoverable error.
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.It Dv NO_DATA
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The requested name is valid but does not have an IP address;
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this is not a temporary error.
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This means that the name is known to the name server but there is no address
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associated with this name.
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Another type of request to the name server using this domain name
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will result in an answer;
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for example, a mail-forwarder may be registered for this domain.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr resolver 3 ,
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.Xr hosts 5 ,
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.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
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.Xr hostname 7 ,
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.Xr named 8
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.Sh CAVEATS
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If the search routines specified in
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.Xr nsswitch.conf 5
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decide to read the
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.Pa /etc/hosts
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file,
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.Fn gethostbyname
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and other functions will
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read the next line of the file,
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re-opening the file if necessary.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn sethostent
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function
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opens and/or rewinds the file
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.Pa /etc/hosts .
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If the
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.Fa stayopen
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argument is non-zero,
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the file will not be closed after each call to
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.Fn gethostbyname ,
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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or
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.Fn gethostbyaddr .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn endhostent
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function closes the file.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn herror
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function appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 .
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The
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.Fn endhostent ,
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.Fn gethostbyaddr ,
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.Fn gethostbyname ,
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and
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.Fn sethostent
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functions appeared in
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.Bx 4.2 .
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The
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.Fn gethostbyname2
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function first appeared in bind-4.9.4.
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IPv6 support was implemented in WIDE Hydrangea IPv6 protocol stack kit.
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.Sh BUGS
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These functions use static data storage;
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if the data is needed for future use, it should be
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copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.
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Only the Internet
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address format is currently understood.
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