NAME
gethostid() — get an identifier for the current host
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
long gethostid(void);
DESCRIPTION
The
gethostid()
function retrieves a 32-bit identifier for the current host.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion,
gethostid()
returns an identifier for the current host.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE
X/Open does not define the domain in which the return value is unique.
WARNINGS
Obsolescent Interfaces
gethostid()
is to be obsoleted at a future date.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 4, Version 2.
