gethostid(3BSD)      (BSD System Compatibility)      gethostid(3BSD)


       NAME
             gethostid - (BSD) get unique identifier of current host

       SYNOPSIS
             /usr/ucb/cc [flag . . . ] file . . .
             gethostid(void);

       DESCRIPTION
             gethostid returns the 32-bit identifier for the current host,
             which should be unique across all hosts.  This number is
             usually taken from the CPU board's ID PROM.

       REFERENCES
             hostid(1BSD), sysinfo(2)


































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