getprotobyname
Get protocol number associated with protocol name
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intgetprotobyname
stringname
getprotobyname returns the protocol number
associated with the protocol name as per
/etc/protocols.
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name
The protocol name.
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Returns the protocol number, &return.falseforfailure;.
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<function>getprotobyname</function> example
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getprotobynumber