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        !            20: .TH GETPROTOENT 3 "June 23, 1990"
        !            21: .UC 5
        !            22: .SH NAME
        !            23: getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent,
        !            24: endprotoent \- get protocol entry
        !            25: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            26: .nf
        !            27: .ft B
        !            28: .B #include <netdb.h>
        !            29: .PP
        !            30: .ft B
        !            31: struct protoent *getprotoent()
        !            32: .PP
        !            33: .ft B
        !            34: struct protoent *getprotobyname(name)
        !            35: char *name;
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: .ft B
        !            38: struct protoent *getprotobynumber(proto)
        !            39: int proto;
        !            40: .PP
        !            41: .ft B
        !            42: setprotoent(stayopen)
        !            43: int stayopen
        !            44: .PP
        !            45: .ft B
        !            46: endprotoent()
        !            47: .fi
        !            48: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            49: .IR Getprotoent ,
        !            50: .IR getprotobyname ,
        !            51: and
        !            52: .I getprotobynumber
        !            53: each return a pointer to an object with the
        !            54: following structure
        !            55: containing the broken-out
        !            56: fields of a line in the network protocol data base,
        !            57: .IR /etc/protocols .
        !            58: .RS
        !            59: .PP
        !            60: .nf
        !            61: struct protoent {
        !            62:        char    *p_name;        /* official name of protocol */
        !            63:        char    **p_aliases;    /* alias list */
        !            64:        int     p_proto;        /* protocol number */
        !            65: };
        !            66: .ft R
        !            67: .ad
        !            68: .fi
        !            69: .RE
        !            70: .PP
        !            71: The members of this structure are:
        !            72: .TP \w'p_aliases'u+2n
        !            73: p_name
        !            74: The official name of the protocol.
        !            75: .TP \w'p_aliases'u+2n
        !            76: p_aliases
        !            77: A zero terminated list of alternate names for the protocol.
        !            78: .TP \w'p_aliases'u+2n
        !            79: p_proto
        !            80: The protocol number.
        !            81: .PP
        !            82: .I Getprotoent
        !            83: reads the next line of the file, opening the file if necessary.
        !            84: .PP
        !            85: .I Setprotoent
        !            86: opens and rewinds the file.  If the
        !            87: .I stayopen
        !            88: flag is non-zero,
        !            89: the net data base will not be closed after each call to 
        !            90: .I getprotobyname
        !            91: or
        !            92: .IR getprotobynumber .
        !            93: .PP
        !            94: .I Endprotoent
        !            95: closes the file.
        !            96: .PP
        !            97: .I Getprotobyname
        !            98: and
        !            99: .I getprotobynumber
        !           100: sequentially search from the beginning
        !           101: of the file until a matching
        !           102: protocol name or
        !           103: protocol number is found,
        !           104: or until EOF is encountered.
        !           105: .SH FILES
        !           106: /etc/protocols
        !           107: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !           108: protocols(5)
        !           109: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !           110: Null pointer
        !           111: (0) returned on EOF or error.
        !           112: .SH BUGS
        !           113: All information
        !           114: is contained in a static area
        !           115: so it must be copied if it is
        !           116: to be saved.  Only the Internet
        !           117: protocols are currently understood.

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