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inet_ntop(3)							  inet_ntop(3)

NAME
       inet_ntop - Convert a numeric address to a text string

SYNOPSIS
       #include <arpa/inet.h>

       const char *inet_ntop(
	       int af,
	       const void *src,
	       char *dst,
	       size_t size );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

PARAMETERS
       Specifies the address family.  Valid values are AF_INET for an Internet
       Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) address and AF_INET6  for  an	IPv6  address.
       Points  to a buffer that contains the numeric Internet address.	Points
       to a buffer that is to contain the text string.	Specifies the size  of
       the buffer pointed to by the dst parameter.  For Internet Protocol Ver‐
       sion 4 (IPv4) addresses, the minimum buffer size is 16 octets. For IPv6
       addresses,  the	minimum	 buffer	 size is 46 octets.  The <netinet/in.h
       file  defines  the  INET_ADDRSTRLEN  and	 INET6_ADDRSTRLEN   constants,
       respectively, for for these values.

DESCRIPTION
       The  use of this routine is deprecated.	Use the getnameinfo(3) routine
       instead.

       The inet_ntop() function converts a binary Internet address value to  a
       formatted text string.

RETURN VALUES
       Upon  successful conversion, the inet_ntop() function returns a pointer
       to the buffer containing the text string.  If the  function  fails,  it
       returns a NULL pointer.

ERRORS
       If  the inet_ntop() routine call fails, errno is set to one of the fol‐
       lowing values: The address family specified in af parameter is invalid.
       The size of the buffer is inadequate.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: getnameinfo(3), inet_pton(3).

       Network Programmer's Guide

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