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 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 does not define the domain in which the return value
       is unique.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       random() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <unistd.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and  reproduced  in  electronic  form  from  IEEE  Std
       1003.1,  2003  Edition,  Standard  for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System
       Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  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 .