Opens /etc/services file and sets the file marker.
#include <netdb.h> void setservent (StayOpen) int StayOpen;
Attention: Do not use the setservent subroutine in a multithreaded environment.
The setservent subroutine opens the /etc/services file and sets the file marker at the beginning of the file.
| StayOpen | Indicates when to close the /etc/services file.
Specifying a value of 0 closes the file after each call to the getservent subroutine. Specifying a nonzero value allows the file to remain open after each call. |
If an error occurs or the end of the file is reached, the setservent subroutine returns a null pointer.
The setservent subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
All applications containing the setservent subroutine must be compiled with _BSD set to a specific value. Acceptable values are 43 and 44. In addition, all socket applications must include the BSD libbsd.a library.
| /etc/services | Contains service names. |
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