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5722c835 8.TH GETRPCPORT 3 2015-07-23 "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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9.SH NAME
10getrpcport \- get RPC port number
11.SH SYNOPSIS
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13.B "#include <rpc/rpc.h>"
14.sp
15.BI "int getrpcport(const char *" host ", unsigned long " prognum \
16", unsigned long " versnum ", unsigned " proto );
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17.fi
18.SH DESCRIPTION
63aa9df0 19.BR getrpcport ()
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20returns the port number for version
21.I versnum
22of the RPC program
23.I prognum
24running on
25.I host
26and using protocol
27.IR proto .
28It returns 0 if it cannot contact the portmapper, or if
29.I prognum
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30is not registered.
31If
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32.I prognum
33is registered but not with version
34.IR versnum ,
35it will still return a port number (for some version of the program)
36indicating that the program is indeed registered.
37The version mismatch will be detected upon the first call to the service.
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38.SH ATTRIBUTES
39For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
40.BR attributes (7).
41.TS
42allbox;
43lb lb lb
44l l l.
45Interface Attribute Value
46T{
47.BR getrpcport ()
48T} Thread safety MT-Safe env locale
49.TE
50
47297adb 51.SH CONFORMING TO
fb8719f7 52Not in POSIX.1.
a7fadb55 53Present on the BSDs, Solaris, and many other systems.