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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3 | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3 b/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3 index 27b6d66..6a7c98b 100644 --- a/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3 +++ b/lib/libc/compat-43/gethostid.3 @@ -48,14 +48,18 @@ .Ft void .Fn sethostid "long hostid" .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Fn Sethostid +The +.Fn sethostid +function establishes a 32-bit identifier for the current processor that is intended to be unique among all UNIX systems in existence. This is normally a DARPA Internet address for the local machine. This call is allowed only to the super-user and is normally performed at boot time. .Pp -.Fn Gethostid +The +.Fn gethostid +function returns the 32-bit identifier for the current processor. .Pp This function has been deprecated. |
