INET_ADDR(3)               POSIX Programmer's Manual              INET_ADDR(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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       OS manual page for details of OS behavior), or the interface may not be
       implemented on OS.


NNAAMMEE
       inet_addr, inet_ntoa -- IPv4 address manipulation

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <arpa/inet.h>

       in_addr_t inet_addr(const char *_c_p);
       char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr _i_n);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _i_n_e_t___a_d_d_r() function shall convert the string pointed to by _c_p, in
       the standard IPv4 dotted decimal notation, to an integer value suitable
       for use as an Internet address.

       The _i_n_e_t___n_t_o_a() function shall convert the Internet host address
       specified by _i_n to a string in the Internet standard dot notation.

       The _i_n_e_t___n_t_o_a() function need not be thread-safe.

       All Internet addresses shall be returned in network order (bytes
       ordered from left to right).

       Values specified using IPv4 dotted decimal notation take one of the
       following forms:

       a.b.c.d   When four parts are specified, each shall be interpreted as a
                 byte of data and assigned, from left to right, to the four
                 bytes of an Internet address.

       a.b.c     When a three-part address is specified, the last part shall
                 be interpreted as a 16-bit quantity and placed in the
                 rightmost two bytes of the network address. This makes the
                 three-part address format convenient for specifying Class B
                 network addresses as ""112288..nneett..hhoosstt"".

       a.b       When a two-part address is supplied, the last part shall be
                 interpreted as a 24-bit quantity and placed in the rightmost
                 three bytes of the network address. This makes the two-part
                 address format convenient for specifying Class A network
                 addresses as ""nneett..hhoosstt"".

       a         When only one part is given, the value shall be stored
                 directly in the network address without any byte
                 rearrangement.

       All numbers supplied as parts in IPv4 dotted decimal notation may be
       decimal, octal, or hexadecimal, as specified in the ISO C standard
       (that is, a leading 0x or 0X implies hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading
       ''00'' implies octal; otherwise, the number is interpreted as decimal).

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successful completion, _i_n_e_t___a_d_d_r() shall return the Internet
       address. Otherwise, it shall return (iinn__aaddddrr__tt)(-1).

       The _i_n_e_t___n_t_o_a() function shall return a pointer to the network address
       in Internet standard dot notation.

EERRRROORRSS
       No errors are defined.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       The return value of _i_n_e_t___n_t_o_a() may point to static data that may be
       overwritten by subsequent calls to _i_n_e_t___n_t_o_a().

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _e_n_d_h_o_s_t_e_n_t(), _e_n_d_n_e_t_e_n_t()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<aarrppaa__iinneett..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       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
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