Searches for host aliases associated with a name.
Format
#include <resolv.h>
char *hostalias (const char *name);
Arguments
- name
- Points to the name of the host that you want to retrieve
aliases from.
Description
The hostalias routine searches for the alias associated with
the name parameter. The HOSTALIASES environment variable
defines the name of a file where you can find the host aliases, in
the form:
host alias
Return Values
| x | The host alias. |
| NULL | Indicates an error. |
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