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net_if.h(0P) POSIX Programmer's Manual net_if.h(0P)
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
net/if.h — sockets local interfaces
#include <net/if.h>
The <net/if.h> header shall define the if_nameindex structure, which
shall include at least the following members:
unsigned if_index Numeric index of the interface.
char *if_name Null-terminated name of the interface.
The <net/if.h> header shall define the following symbolic constant
for the length of a buffer containing an interface name (including
the terminating NULL character):
IF_NAMESIZE Interface name length.
The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined
as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.
void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *);
char *if_indextoname(unsigned, char *);
struct if_nameindex *if_nameindex(void);
unsigned if_nametoindex(const char *);
The following sections are informative.
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The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, if_freenameindex(3p),
if_indextoname(3p), if_nameindex(3p), if_nametoindex(3p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
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IEEE/The Open Group 2013 net_if.h(0P)
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