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@comment function getservbyname

@node getservbyname, resolver
@findex getservbyname

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@subheading Syntax

@example
#include <netdb.h>

struct servent *getservbyname (const char *name, const char *proto);
@end example

@subheading Description

The @code{getservbyname()} function returns a @samp{servent} structure
for the line from @samp{services} (@pxref{services}) that matches the service
@var{name} using protocol @var{proto}.

The @samp{servent} structure is defined in @samp{<netdb.h>} as follows:

@example
struct servent @{
	char	*s_name;		/* official service name */
	char	**s_aliases;		/* alias list */
	int	s_port;			/* port number */
	char	*s_proto;		/* protocol to use */
@}
@end example

The members of the @samp{servent} structure are:

@table @samp
@item s_name
The official name of the service.
@item s_aliases
A zero terminated list of alternative names for the service.
@item s_port
The port number for the service given in network byte order.
@item s_proto
The name of the protocol to use with this service.
@end table

@subheading Return Values

The @code{getservbyname()} function return the @samp{servent} structure, or
a NULL pointer if an error occurs or the end of the file is reached.

@subheading Portability

@portability unix98

@subheading Example

@example
@end example