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if_indextoname()
Map an interface index to its name

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      - ICMP
        Internet Control Message Protocol
      - ICMP6
        Internet Control Message Protocol for IP6
      - if_freenameindex()
        Free dynamic memory allocated by if_nameindex()
      - if_indextoname()
        Map an interface index to its name
      - if_nameindex()
        Return a list of interfaces
      - if_nametoindex()
        Map an interface name to its index
      - ifaddrs
        Structure that describes an Internet host
      - ilogb(), ilogbf(), ilogbl()
        Compute the integral part of a logarithm
      - in8()
        Read an 8-bit value from a port
      - in8s()
        Read 8-bit values from a port
      - in16(), inbe16(), inle16()
        Read a 16-bit value from a port
      - in16s()
        Read 16-bit values from a port
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        Read a 32-bit value from a port
      - in32s()
        Read 32-bit values from a port
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        Find a character in a string
      - inet_addr()
        Convert a string into a numeric Internet address
      - inet_aton()
        Convert a string into an Internet address stored in a structure
      - inet_lnaof()
        Extract the local network address from an Internet address
      - inet_makeaddr()
        Convert a network number and a local network address into an Internet address
      - inet_net_ntop()
        Convert an Internet network number to CIDR format
      - inet_netof()
        Extract the network number from an Internet address
      - inet_net_pton()
        Convert an Internet network number from CIDR format to network format
      - inet_network()
        Convert a string into an Internet network number
      - inet_ntoa()
        Convert an Internet address into a string
      - inet_ntoa_r()
        Convert an Internet address into a string
      - inet_ntop()
        Convert a numeric network address to a string
      - inet_pton()
        Convert a text host address to a numeric address
      - INET6
        Internet protocol version 6 family
      - inet6_option_alloc()
        Append IPv6 hop-by-hop or destination options into ancillary data object
      - inet6_option_append()
        Append an IPv6 hop-by-hop or destination option to an ancillary data object
      - inet6_option_find()
        Search for IPv6 hop-by-hop and destination options
      - inet6_option_init()
        Initialize an ancillary data object that contains IPv6 hop-by-hop and destination options
      - inet6_option_next()
        Find the next IPv6 hop-by-hop or destination option
      - inet6_option_space()
        Determine how much space an IPv6 hop-by-hop or destination option requires
      - inet6_rthdr_add()
        Add an address to an IPv6 routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_getaddr()
        Get a pointer to an IPv6 address in the routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_getflags()
        Get the flags for a segment in an IPv6 routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_init()
        Initialize an IPv6 routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_lasthop()
        Specify the Strict/Loose flag for the final hop of an IPv6 routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_reverse()
        Reverse the list of addresses in an IPv6 router header
      - inet6_rthdr_segments()
        Count the segments in an IPv6 routing header
      - inet6_rthdr_space()
        Determine the space required by an IPv6 routing header
      - initgroups()
        Initialize the supplementary group access list
      - initstate()
        Initialize a pseudo-random number generator
      - inotify_add_watch()
        Add or update a watch for filesystem events associated with a path
      - inotify_event
        Structure that describes a watched filesystem event
      - inotify_init()
        Initialize the inode notify system
      - inotify_rm_watch()
        Remove the watch associated with the given watch descriptor
      - inotify_qnx_ext()
        Enable QNX Neutrino-specific extensions to the inotify interface
      - insque()
        Insert an element into a doubly linked queue
      - InterruptAttach(), InterruptAttach_r()
        Attach an Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) to an interrupt source
      - InterruptAttachArray(), InterruptAttachArray_r()
        Attach an Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) that returns an array of sigevents to an interrupt source
      - InterruptAttachEvent(), InterruptAttachEvent_r()
        Attach an event to an interrupt source
      - InterruptDetach(), InterruptDetach_r()
        Detach an interrupt handler by ID
      - InterruptDisable()
        Disable hardware interrupts
      - InterruptEnable()
        Enable hardware interrupts
      - InterruptHookIdle2()
        Attach an idle interrupt handler
      - InterruptHookTrace()
        Attach the pseudo interrupt handler that the instrumented module uses
      - InterruptLock()
        Guard a critical section in an interrupt handler
      - InterruptMask()
        Disable a hardware interrupt
      - InterruptStatus()
        Determine whether or not interrupts are enabled
      - InterruptUnlock()
        Release a critical section in an interrupt handler
      - InterruptUnmask()
        Enable a hardware interrupt
      - InterruptWait(), InterruptWait_r()
        Wait for a hardware interrupt
      - _io_connect
        Structure of a resource manager's connect message
      - _io_connect_ftype_reply
        Structure of a connect message giving a status and a file type
      - _io_connect_link_reply
        Structure of a connect message that redirects a client to another resource
      - ioctl(), vioctl()
        Control a device
      - iofdinfo()
        Retrieve server attributes
      - iofunc_ability_check()
        Verify that the client has a given resource manager ability
      - iofunc_acl()
        Handle an _IO_ACL message
      - iofunc_acl_default()
        Default handler for the acl callout
      - iofunc_attr_init(), iofunc_attr_init_sized()
        Initialize the per-name attribute structure associated with a device
      - iofunc_attr_lock()
        Lock the attribute structure
      - iofunc_attr_t
        I/O attribute structure
      - iofunc_attr_trylock()
        Try to lock the attribute structure
      - iofunc_attr_unlock()
        Unlock the attribute structure
      - iofunc_check_access()
        Check access permissions
      - iofunc_chmod()
        Handle an _IO_CHMOD message
      - iofunc_chmod_default()
        Default handler for _IO_CHMOD messages
      - iofunc_chown()
        Handle an _IO_CHOWN message
      - iofunc_chown_default()
        Default handler for _IO_CHOWN messages
      - iofunc_client_info_able()
        Return information about a client connection, including abilities
      - iofunc_client_info_ext()
        Return information about a client connection
      - iofunc_client_info_ext_free()
        Free the structure used for information about a client connection
      - iofunc_close_dup()
        Free all locks allocated for the client process
      - iofunc_close_dup_default()
        Default handler for _IO_CLOSE messages
      - iofunc_close_ocb()
        Return the memory allocated for an OCB
      - iofunc_close_ocb_default()
        Return the memory allocated for an OCB
      - iofunc_devctl()
        Handle an _IO_DEVCTL message
      - iofunc_devctl_default()
        Default handler for _IO_DEVCTL messages
      - iofunc_devctl_verify()
        Perform validation that's common to all handlers for _IO_DEVCTL messages
      - iofunc_fdinfo()
        Handle an _IO_FDINFO message
      - iofunc_fdinfo_default()
        Default handler for _IO_FDINFO messages
      - iofunc_func_init()
        Initialize the default POSIX-layer function tables
      - iofunc_link()
        Link two directory entries
      - iofunc_lock()
        Lock a resource
      - iofunc_lock_calloc()
        Allocate memory to lock structures
      - iofunc_lock_default()
        Default handler for _IO_LOCK messages
      - iofunc_lock_free()
        Return memory allocated for lock structures
      - iofunc_lock_ocb_default()
        Default handler for the lock_ocb callout
      - iofunc_lseek()
        Handle an _IO_LSEEK message
      - iofunc_lseek_default()
        Default handler for _IO_LSEEK messages
      - iofunc_mknod()
        Verify a client's ability to make a new filesystem entry point
      - iofunc_mmap()
        Handle an _IO_MMAP message
      - iofunc_mmap_default(), iofunc_mmap_default_ext()
        Default handler for _IO_MMAP messages
      - iofunc_mmap_ext()
        Handle an _IO_MMAP message
      - iofunc_mount_fini()
        Clean up the IOFUNC_MOUNT_T structure
      - iofunc_mount_init()
        Initialize the IOFUNC_MOUNT_T structure
      - iofunc_mount_set_time()
        Set the timestamp resolution for iofunc functions and structures
      - iofunc_mount_t
        I/O mount structure
      - iofunc_notify()
        Add, poll, or remove a notification handler
      - iofunc_notify_remove(), iofunc_notify_remove_strict()
        Remove notification entries from a list
      - iofunc_notify_trigger(), iofunc_notify_trigger_strict()
        Send notifications to queued clients
      - iofunc_ocb_attach()
        Initialize an Open Control Block
      - iofunc_ocb_calloc()
        Allocate an iofunc Open Control Block
      - iofunc_ocb_detach()
        Release Open Control Block resources
      - iofunc_ocb_free()
        Deallocate an iofunc Open Control Block's memory
      - iofunc_ocb_t
        Open Control Block structure
      - iofunc_open()
        Verify a client's ability to open or to create a resource
      - iofunc_open_default()
        Default handler for _IO_CONNECT messages
      - iofunc_openfd()
        Increment count and locking flags
      - iofunc_openfd_default()
        Default handler for _IO_OPENFD messages
      - iofunc_pathconf()
        Support pathconf() requests
      - iofunc_pathconf_default()
        Default handler for _IO_PATHCONF messages
      - iofunc_read_default()
        Default handler for _IO_READ messages
      - iofunc_read_verify()
        Verify a client's read access to a resource
      - iofunc_readlink()
        Verify the attributes being used to read a link
      - iofunc_rename()
        Do permission checks for a _IO_CONNECT_RENAME message
      - iofunc_space_verify()
        Do permission checks for the _IO_SPACE message
      - iofunc_stat(), iofunc_stat_format()
        Populate a stat structure
      - iofunc_stat_default()
        Default handler for _IO_STAT messages
      - iofunc_sync()
        Indicate if synchronization is needed
      - iofunc_sync_default()
        Default handler for _IO_SYNC messages
      - iofunc_sync_verify()
        Verify permissions to sync
      - iofunc_time_update()
        Update time stamps
      - iofunc_unblock()
        Unblock OCBs
      - iofunc_unblock_default()
        Default unblock handler
      - iofunc_unlink()
        Verify that an entry can be unlinked
      - iofunc_unlock_ocb_default()
        Default handler for the unlock_ocb callout
      - iofunc_utime()
        Update time stamps
      - iofunc_utime_default()
        Default handler for _IO_UTIME messages
      - iofunc_write_default()
        Default handler for _IO_WRITE messages
      - iofunc_write_verify()
        Verify a client's write access to a resource
      - ionotify()
        Arm a resource manager
      - IP
        Internet Protocol
      - IPsec
        Internet security protocol
      - ipsec_dump_policy()
        Generate a readable string from an IPsec policy specification
      - ipsec_get_policylen()
        Get the length of the IPsec policy
      - ipsec_set_policy()
        Generate an IPsec policy specification structure from a readable string
      - ipsec_strerror()
        Error messages for IPsec policy manipulation library
      - IPv6
        Internet Protocol version 6
      - isalnum()
        Test a character to see if it's alphanumeric
      - isalpha()
        Test a character to see if it's alphabetic
      - isascii()
        Test a character to see if it's a 7-bit ASCII character
      - isatty()
        Test to see if a file descriptor is associated with a terminal
      - isblank()
        Test a character to see if it's a blank character
      - iscntrl()
        Test a character to see if it's a control character
      - isdigit()
        Test a character to see if it's a decimal digit
      - isfdtype()
        Test the file type of a file descriptor
      - isfinite()
        Determine if a number is finite
      - isgraph()
        Test a character to see if it's any printable character except a space
      - isgreater()
        Determine whether one floating-point number is greater than another
      - isgreaterequal()
        Determine whether one floating-point number is greater than or equal to another
      - isinf()
        Test for infinity
      - isless()
        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than another
      - islessequal()
        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than or equal to another
      - islessgreater()
        Determine whether one floating-point number is less than or greater than another
      - islower()
        Test a character to see if it's a lowercase letter
      - isnan()
        Test for not-a-number (NaN)
      - isnormal()
        Determine whether a floating-point number is normal
      - isprint()
        Test a character to see if it's any printable character, including a space
      - ispunct()
        Test a character to see if it's any punctuation character
      - isspace()
        Test a character to see if it's a whitespace character
      - isunordered()
        Determine whether two floating-point numbers are unordered
      - isupper()
        Test a character to see if it's an uppercase letter
      - iswalnum()
        Test a wide character to see if it's alphanumeric
      - iswalpha()
        Test a wide character to see if it's alphabetic
      - iswblank()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a blank character
      - iswcntrl()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a control character
      - iswctype()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a given character class
      - iswdigit()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a decimal digit
      - iswgraph()
        Test a wide character to see if it's any printable character except space
      - iswlower()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a lowercase letter
      - iswprint()
        Test a wide character to see if it's any printable character, including space
      - iswpunct()
        Test a wide character to see if it's any punctuation character
      - iswspace()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a whitespace character
      - iswupper()
        Test a character to see if it's an uppercase letter
      - iswxdigit()
        Test a wide character to see if it's a hexadecimal digit
      - isxdigit()
        Test a character to see if it's a hexadecimal digit
      - itoa()
        Convert an integer into a string, using a given base
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if_indextoname()

Map an interface index to its name

Synopsis:

#include <net/if.h>

char * if_indextoname( unsigned int ifindex,
                       char * ifname );

Arguments:

ifindex: The interface index.
ifname: A pointer to a buffer in which if_indextoname() copies the interface name. The buffer must be a minimum of IFNAMSIZ bytes long.

Library:

libsocket

Use the -l socket option to qcc to link against this library.

Description:

The if_indextoname() function maps the interface index specified by ifindex to its corresponding name. The name is copied into the buffer pointed to by ifname.

Returns:

A pointer to the name, or NULL if There isn't an interface corresponding to the specified index.

Classification:

POSIX 1003.1


Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	Yes

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