gethostid(3C)

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NAME

gethostid- get unique identifier of current host

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

long gethostid(void);

DESCRIPTION

The gethostid() function returns the 32-bit identifier for the current host, which should be unique across all hosts. This number is usually taken from the CPU board's ID PROM.

SEE ALSO

hostid(1), sysinfo(2)

SunOS 5.7  Last Revised 12 Feb 1993

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