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       Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.


NAME
       if_nametoindex — map a network interface name to its corresponding index


SYNOPSIS
       #include <net/if.h>

       unsigned if_nametoindex(const char *ifname);


DESCRIPTION
       The  if_nametoindex()  function  shall  return  the  interface index corresponding to name
       ifname.


RETURN VALUE
       The corresponding index if ifname is the name of an interface; otherwise, zero.


ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       getsockopt(), if_freenameindex(), if_indextoname(), if_nameindex(), setsockopt()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <net_if.h>


COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2013  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013  by  the
       Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers,  Inc and The Open Group.  (This is
       POSIX.1-2008 with the  2013  Technical  Corrigendum  1  applied.)  In  the  event  of  any
       discrepancy  between  this  version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the
       original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The  original  Standard
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