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


NAME
       gethostid — get an identifier for the current host


SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       long gethostid(void);


DESCRIPTION
       The gethostid() function shall retrieve a 32-bit identifier for the current host.


RETURN VALUE
       Upon successful completion, gethostid() shall return an identifier for the current host.


ERRORS
       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       This  volume  of  POSIX.1‐2017  does  not  define  the domain in which the return value is
       unique.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       initstate()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <unistd.h>


COPYRIGHT
       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1-2017,  Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface
       (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C)  2018  by
       the  Institute  of  Electrical  and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  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 can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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