byteorder(3N-xs)              (X/OPEN SOCKETS)             byteorder(3N-xs)

NAME
     byteorder: htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs - convert values between host
     and network byte order

SYNOPSIS
     cc [flag ...] file ... -lxnet [library ...]

     #include <arpa/inet.h>

     inaddrt htonl(inaddrt hostlong);

     inportt htons(inportt hostshort);

     inaddrt ntohl(inaddrt netlong);

     inportt ntohs(inportt netshort);

DESCRIPTION
     These functions convert 16-bit and 32-bit quantities between network
     byte order and host byte order.

RETURN VALUES
     The htonl and htons functions return the argument value converted from
     host to network byte order.

     The ntohl and ntohs functions return the argument value converted from
     network to host byte order.

SEE ALSO
     gethostent(3N-xs), getservent(3N-xs), inet(5).

























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