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PERL getnetbyname Function



Syntax

getnetbyname NAME


Definition and Usage

In a list context, returns the information for the network specified by NAME

($name, $aliases, $addrtype, $net)

Return Value

  • In scalar context undef on error otherwise Network address.

  • In list context Empty list on error otherwise Network record (name, aliases, address type, network address).

Example

Try following example:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use Socket;

($name, $aliases, $addrtype, $net)  = getnetbyname("loopback");

print "Name = $name\n";
print "Aliases = $aliases\n";
print "Addrtype = $addrtype\n";
print "Net = $net\n";



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