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IFINDEXTONAME(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual IFINDEXTONAME(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   if_indextoname — map a network interface index to its
   corresponding name

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <net/if.h>

   char *if_indextoname(unsigned _ifindex_, char *_ifname_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _ifindextoname_() function shall map an interface index to its
   corresponding name.

   When this function is called, _ifname_ shall point to a buffer of at
   least {IF_NAMESIZE} bytes. The function shall place in this buffer
   the name of the interface with index _ifindex_.

RETURN VALUE top

   If _ifindex_ is an interface index, then the function shall return
   the value supplied in _ifname_, which points to a buffer now
   containing the interface name. Otherwise, the function shall
   return a null pointer and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _ifindextoname_() function shall fail if:

   **ENXIO** The interface does not exist.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [getsockopt(3p)](../man3/getsockopt.3p.html), [if_freenameindex(3p)](../man3/if%5Ffreenameindex.3p.html), [if_nameindex(3p)](../man3/if%5Fnameindex.3p.html),
   [if_nametoindex(3p)](../man3/if%5Fnametoindex.3p.html), [setsockopt(3p)](../man3/setsockopt.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [net_if.h(0p)](../man0/net%5Fif.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
   document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 IFINDEXTONAME(3P)

Pages that refer to this page:net_if.h(0p), if_freenameindex(3p), if_nameindex(3p), if_nametoindex(3p)