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NAME

if.h, if - sockets local interfaces

SYNOPSIS

#include <net/if.h>

DESCRIPTION

The <net/if.h> header defines the if_nameindex structure, which
includes 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 defines the following macro for the length of a
buffer containing an interface name (including the terminating null
character):

IF_NAMESIZE
interface name length

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

if_nametoindex(3XNET), attributes(7), standards(7)

September 10, 2004 IF.H(3HEAD)