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net_if.h(0P) POSIX Programmer's Manual net_if.h(0P)
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net/if.h — sockets local interfaces
#include <net/if.h>
The <net/if.h> header shall define the if_nameindex structure, which shall include at least the following members: unsigned if_index Numeric index of the interface. char *if_name Null-terminated name of the interface. The <net/if.h> header shall define the following symbolic constant for the length of a buffer containing an interface name (including the terminating NULL character): IF_NAMESIZE Interface name length. The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided. void if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *); char *if_indextoname(unsigned, char *); struct if_nameindex *if_nameindex(void); unsigned if_nametoindex(const char *); The following sections are informative.
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The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2017, if_freenameindex(3p), if_indextoname(3p), if_nameindex(3p), if_nametoindex(3p)
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Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 net_if.h(0P)
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