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endprotoent()

Close the protocol name database file

Synopsis:

#include <netdb.h>

void endprotoent( void );

Library:

libsocket

Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The endprotoent() routine closes the protocol name database file.

Files:

/etc/protocols: Protocol name database file.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	Yes
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No

See also:

getprotobyname() getprotobynumber(), getprotoent(), protoent, setprotoent()

/etc/protocols in the Utilities Reference