Returns the name currently associated to the host.
Format
#include <socket.h>
int gethostname (char *name, int namelen);
Arguments
- name
- The address of a buffer into which the name should be written.
The returned name is null-terminated unless sufficient space is not
provided.
- namelen
- The size of the buffer pointed to by name.
Description
This routine returns the hostname maintained by the DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS or
compatible TCP/IP product.
Return Values
| 0 | Indicates success. |
| -1 | Indicates an error; errno is set to one
of the following:
- EFAULT - The buffer decribed by name and
namelen is not a valid, writable part of the user
address space.
- EINVAL - The returned name is an invalid address.
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