freebsd-dev/lib/libc/net/byteorder.3

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.\"     @(#)byteorder.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd June 4, 1993
.Dt BYTEORDER 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm htonl ,
.Nm htons ,
.Nm ntohl ,
.Nm ntohs
.Nd convert values between host and network byte order
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In arpa/inet.h
.Ft uint32_t
.Fn htonl "uint32_t hostlong"
.Ft uint16_t
.Fn htons "uint16_t hostshort"
.Ft uint32_t
.Fn ntohl "uint32_t netlong"
.Ft uint16_t
.Fn ntohs "uint16_t netshort"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These routines convert 16 and 32 bit quantities between network
byte order and host byte order.
On machines which have a byte order which is the same as the network
order, routines are defined as null macros.
.Pp
These routines are most often used in conjunction with Internet
addresses and ports as returned by
.Xr gethostbyname 3
and
.Xr getservent 3 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
.Xr getservent 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm byteorder
functions are expected to conform with
.St -p1003.1-2001 .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm byteorder
functions appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .
.Sh BUGS
On the
.Tn VAX
bytes are handled backwards from most everyone else in
the world.  This is not expected to be fixed in the near future.
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993`
			`.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.`
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			`.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright`
			`.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the`
			`.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.`
			`.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software`
			`.\" must display the following acknowledgement:`
			`.\" This product includes software developed by the University of`
			`.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.`
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			`.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE`
			`.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE`
			`.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL`
			`.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS`
			`.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)`
			`.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT`
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			`.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF`
			`.\" SUCH DAMAGE.`
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			`.\" @(#)byteorder.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93`
$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$ 1999-08-28 00:22:10 +00:00			`.\" $FreeBSD$`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.\"`
			`.Dd June 4, 1993`
			`.Dt BYTEORDER 3`
mdoc(7) police: removed HISTORY info from the .Os call. 2001-07-10 13:41:46 +00:00			`.Os`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.Sh NAME`
			`.Nm htonl ,`
			`.Nm htons ,`
			`.Nm ntohl ,`
			`.Nm ntohs`
			`.Nd convert values between host and network byte order`
Introduce ".Lb" macro to libc manpages. More libraries manpages updates following. 2000-04-21 09:42:15 +00:00			`.Sh LIBRARY`
			`.Lb libc`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.Sh SYNOPSIS`
mdoc(7) police: Use the new .In macro for #include statements. 2001-10-01 16:09:29 +00:00			`.In arpa/inet.h`
o Remove some GCCisms in src/powerpc/include/endian.h. o Unify <machine/endian.h>'s across all architectures. o Make bswapXX() functions use a different spelling of u_int16_t and friends to reduce namespace pollution. The bswapXX() functions don't actually exist, but we'll probably import these at some point. Atleast one driver (if_de) depends on bswapXX() for big endian cases. o Deprecate byteorder(3) prototypes from <sys/types.h>, these are now prototyped indirectly in <arpa/inet.h>. o Deprecate in_addr_t and in_port_t typedefs in <sys/types.h>, these are now typedef'd in <arpa/inet.h>. o Change byteorder(3) prototypes to use standards compliant uint32_t (spelled __uint32_t to reduce namespace pollution). o Document new preferred headers and standards compliance. Discussed with: bde PR: 29946 Reviewed by: bmilekic 2001-08-30 00:04:19 +00:00			`.Ft uint32_t`
			`.Fn htonl "uint32_t hostlong"`
			`.Ft uint16_t`
			`.Fn htons "uint16_t hostshort"`
			`.Ft uint32_t`
			`.Fn ntohl "uint32_t netlong"`
			`.Ft uint16_t`
			`.Fn ntohs "uint16_t netshort"`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.Sh DESCRIPTION`
			`These routines convert 16 and 32 bit quantities between network`
			`byte order and host byte order.`
			`On machines which have a byte order which is the same as the network`
			`order, routines are defined as null macros.`
			`.Pp`
			`These routines are most often used in conjunction with Internet`
			`addresses and ports as returned by`
			`.Xr gethostbyname 3`
			`and`
			`.Xr getservent 3 .`
			`.Sh SEE ALSO`
			`.Xr gethostbyname 3 ,`
			`.Xr getservent 3`
o Remove some GCCisms in src/powerpc/include/endian.h. o Unify <machine/endian.h>'s across all architectures. o Make bswapXX() functions use a different spelling of u_int16_t and friends to reduce namespace pollution. The bswapXX() functions don't actually exist, but we'll probably import these at some point. Atleast one driver (if_de) depends on bswapXX() for big endian cases. o Deprecate byteorder(3) prototypes from <sys/types.h>, these are now prototyped indirectly in <arpa/inet.h>. o Deprecate in_addr_t and in_port_t typedefs in <sys/types.h>, these are now typedef'd in <arpa/inet.h>. o Change byteorder(3) prototypes to use standards compliant uint32_t (spelled __uint32_t to reduce namespace pollution). o Document new preferred headers and standards compliance. Discussed with: bde PR: 29946 Reviewed by: bmilekic 2001-08-30 00:04:19 +00:00			`.Sh STANDARDS`
			`The`
			`.Nm byteorder`
Start using .St macro for POSIX.1-2001. 2001-12-08 19:06:23 +00:00			`functions are expected to conform with`
			`.St -p1003.1-2001 .`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.Sh HISTORY`
			`The`
			`.Nm byteorder`
Remove whitespace at EOL. 2001-07-15 07:53:42 +00:00			`functions appeared in`
BSD 4.4 Lite Lib Sources 1994-05-27 05:00:24 +00:00			`.Bx 4.2 .`
			`.Sh BUGS`
			`On the`
			`.Tn VAX`
			`bytes are handled backwards from most everyone else in`
			`the world. This is not expected to be fixed in the near future.`