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PERL gethostent Function
Syntax
Definition and Usage
Iterates over the entries in the host file. Returns the following in a list context:
($name, $aliases, $addrtype, $length, @addrs)
Return Value
In scalar context undef on error otherwise Host name.
In list context empty list on error otherwise host record (name, aliases, address type, length, list of addresses)
Example
Try following example:
#!/usr/bin/perl
while( ($name, $aliases, $addrtype, $length, @addrs) = gethostent() ){
print "Name = $name\n";
print "Aliases = $aliases\n";
print "Addr Type = $addrtype\n";
print "Length = $length\n";
print "Addrs = @addrs\n";
}
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