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NAME
       net/if.h — sockets local interfaces


SYNOPSIS
       #include <net/if.h>


DESCRIPTION
       The <net/if.h> header shall define the if_nameindex structure, which shall include at least the following
       members:

           unsigned  if_index  Numeric index of the interface.
           char     *if_name   Null-terminated name of the interface.

       The <net/if.h> header shall define the following symbolic constant for the length of a buffer  containing
       an interface name (including the terminating NULL character):

       IF_NAMESIZE Interface name length.

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall
       be provided.

           void                  if_freenameindex(struct if_nameindex *);
           char                 *if_indextoname(unsigned, char *);
           struct if_nameindex  *if_nameindex(void);
           unsigned              if_nametoindex(const char *);

       The following sections are informative.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       The System Interfaces  volume  of  POSIX.1‐2008,  if_freenameindex(),  if_indextoname(),  if_nameindex(),
       if_nametoindex()


       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 can be obtained online at
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