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25 .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libutil/realhostname.3,v 1.4.2.2 2001/12/17 10:08:32 ru Exp $
32 .Nd "convert an IP number to the real host name"
40 .Fn realhostname "char *host" "size_t hsize" "const struct in_addr *ip"
46 to the corresponding host name. This is done by resolving
48 to a host name and then ensuring that the host name resolves
53 must point to a buffer of at least
55 bytes, and will always be written to by this function.
57 If the name resolution doesn't work both ways or if the host name is longer
66 If the string written to
72 will not be NUL terminated.
75 will return one of the following constants which are defined in
77 .Bl -tag -width XXX -offset XXX
79 A valid host name was found.
80 .It Li HOSTNAME_INCORRECTNAME
81 A host name was found, but it did not resolve back to the passed
84 now contains the numeric value of
86 .It Li HOSTNAME_INVALIDADDR
88 could not be resolved.
90 now contains the numeric value of
92 .It Li HOSTNAME_INVALIDNAME
93 A host name was found, but it could not be resolved back to any ip number.
95 now contains the numeric value of
100 .Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
102 .Xr realhostname_sa 3