sockets/inet_sockets.h

This is sockets/inet_sockets.h (Listing 59-8, page 1226), an example from the book, The Linux Programming Interface.

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/* inet_sockets.h

   Header file for inet_sockets.c.
*/
#ifndef INET_SOCKETS_H
#define INET_SOCKETS_H          /* Prevent accidental double inclusion */

#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>

int inetConnect(const char *host, const char *service, int type);

int inetListen(const char *service, int backlog, socklen_t *addrlen);

int inetBind(const char *service, int type, socklen_t *addrlen);

char *inetAddressStr(const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen,
                char *addrStr, int addrStrLen);

#define IS_ADDR_STR_LEN 4096
                        /* Suggested length for string buffer that caller
                           should pass to inetAddressStr(). Must be greater
                           than (NI_MAXHOST + NI_MAXSERV + 4) */
#endif

 

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