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PERL endservent Function


Syntax

endservent


Definition and Usage

Tells the system you no longer expect to read entries from the services file using getservent.

Return Value

  • None

Example

Try out following example:

#!/usr/bin/perl


while(($name, $aliases, $port_number,
     $protocol_name) = getservent()){

   print "Name = $name\n";
   print "Aliases = $aliases\n";
   print "Port Number = $port_number\n";
   print "Protocol Name = $protocol_name\n";

}

setservent();   # Rewind the database;

while(($name, $aliases, $port_number,
     $protocol_name) = getservent()){

   print "Name = $name\n";
   print "Aliases = $aliases\n";
   print "Port Number = $port_number\n";
   print "Protocol Name = $protocol_name\n";

}

endservent();  # Closes the database;

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