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# PERL gethostent Function

## Syntax

gethostent

## 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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