Read the next line of the network name database file
#include <netdb.h> struct netent * getnetent( void );
The getnetent() function reads the next line of the network name database file, opening the file if necessary. It returns a pointer to a structure of type netent, which contains the broken-out fields of a line in the network database, /etc/networks.
A pointer to a valid netent structure, or NULL if an error occurs.
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| Cancellation point | Yes |
| Interrupt handler | No |
| Signal handler | No |
| Thread | No |