NAME

gethostid − Get the unique identifier of the current host

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>
long gethostid(
        void );

STANDARDS

Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:

gethostid(): XNS4.0, XNS5.0

Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. 

DESCRIPTION

The gethostid() function allows a process to retrieve the 32-bit identifier for the current host. The host ID is stored in network standard byte order and is set either by the hostid(1) command or the sethostid(2) function call. 

RETURN VALUES

Upon completion, the gethostid() function returns the identifier for the current host. 

SEE ALSO

Commands: hostid(1)

Functions: gethostname(2), sethostname(2)

Standards: standards(5)