GETNETPATH(3) BSD Library Functions Manual GETNETPATH(3)
NAME
getnetpath, setnetpath, endnetpath -- get /etc/netconfig entry corresponding to NETPATH com-
ponent
SYNOPSIS
#include <netconfig.h>
struct netconfig *
getnetpath(void *handlep);
void *
setnetpath(void);
int
endnetpath(void *handlep);
DESCRIPTION
The routines described in this page provide the application access to the system network
configuration database, /etc/netconfig, as it is "filtered" by the NETPATH environment vari-
able (see environ(7)). See getnetconfig(3) for other routines that also access the network
configuration database directly. The NETPATH variable is a list of colon-separated network
identifiers.
The getnetpath() function returns a pointer to the netconfig database entry corresponding to
the first valid NETPATH component. The netconfig entry is formatted as a struct netconfig.
On each subsequent call, getnetpath() returns a pointer to the netconfig entry that corre-
sponds to the next valid NETPATH component. The getnetpath() function can thus be used to
search the netconfig database for all networks included in the NETPATH variable. When
NETPATH has been exhausted, getnetpath() returns NULL.
A call to setnetpath() "binds" to or "rewinds" NETPATH. The setnetpath() function must be
called before the first call to getnetpath() and may be called at any other time. It re-
turns a handle that is used by getnetpath().
The getnetpath() function silently ignores invalid NETPATH components. A NETPATH component
is invalid if there is no corresponding entry in the netconfig database.
If the NETPATH variable is unset, getnetpath() behaves as if NETPATH were set to the se-
quence of "default" or "visible" networks in the netconfig database, in the order in which
they are listed.
The endnetpath() function may be called to "unbind" from NETPATH when processing is com-
plete, releasing resources for reuse. Programmers should be aware, however, that
endnetpath() frees all memory allocated by getnetpath() for the struct netconfig data struc-
ture.
RETURN VALUES
The setnetpath() function returns a handle that is used by getnetpath(). In case of an er-
ror, setnetpath() returns NULL.
The endnetpath() function returns 0 on success and -1 on failure (for example, if
setnetpath() was not called previously). The nc_perror() or nc_sperror() function can be
used to print out the reason for failure. See getnetconfig(3).
When first called, getnetpath() returns a pointer to the netconfig database entry corre-
sponding to the first valid NETPATH component. When NETPATH has been exhausted,
getnetpath() returns NULL.
AVAILABILITY
These functions are part of libtirpc.
SEE ALSO
getnetconfig(3), netconfig(5), environ(7)
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