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<center><font size="2">The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6<br>
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001<br>
Copyright &copy; 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.</font></center>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_01"></a>NAME</h4>
<blockquote>net/if.h - sockets local interfaces</blockquote>
<h4><a name="tag_13_30_02"></a>SYNOPSIS</h4>
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<p><tt>#include &lt;net/if.h&gt;</tt></p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_03"></a>DESCRIPTION</h4>
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<p>The <i>&lt;net/if.h&gt;</i> header shall define the <b>if_nameindex</b> structure that includes at least the following
members:</p>
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<tt>unsigned if_index </tt> Numeric index of the interface. <tt>
char *if_name </tt> Null-terminated name of the interface. <tt>
</tt>
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<p>The <i>&lt;net/if.h&gt;</i> header shall define the following macro for the length of a buffer containing an interface name
(including the terminating NULL character):</p>
<dl compact>
<dt>IF_NAMESIZE</dt>
<dd>Interface name length.</dd>
</dl>
<p>The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.</p>
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<tt>unsigned if_nametoindex(const char *);
char *if_indextoname(unsigned, char *);
struct if_nameindex *if_nameindex(void);
void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *);
</tt>
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<div class="box"><em>The following sections are informative.</em></div>
<h4><a name="tag_13_30_04"></a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_05"></a>RATIONALE</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_06"></a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4>
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<p>None.</p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_07"></a>SEE ALSO</h4>
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<p>The System Interfaces volume of IEEE&nbsp;Std&nbsp;1003.1-2001, <a href=
"../../functions/if_freenameindex.html"><i>if_freenameindex</i>()</a>, <a href=
"../../functions/if_indextoname.html"><i>if_indextoname</i>()</a>, <a href=
"../../functions/if_nameindex.html"><i>if_nameindex</i>()</a>, <a href=
"../../functions/if_nametoindex.html"><i>if_nametoindex</i>()</a></p>
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<h4><a name="tag_13_30_08"></a>CHANGE HISTORY</h4>
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<p>First released in Issue 6. Derived from the XNS, Issue 5.2 specification.</p>
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