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GETRPCPORT(3)            BSD Library Functions Manual            GETRPCPORT(3)

NAME
     getrpcport -- get RPC port number

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpc/rpc.h>

     int
     getrpcport(char *host, int prognum, int versnum, int proto);

DESCRIPTION
     getrpcport() returns the port number for version versnum of the RPC program prognum running on host and
     using protocol proto.  It returns 0 if it cannot contact the portmapper, or if prognum is not regis-tered. registered.
     tered.  If prognum is registered but not with version versnum, it will still return a port number (for
     some version of the program) indicating that the program is indeed registered.  The version mismatch
     will be detected upon the first call to the service.

BSD                             October 6, 1987                            BSD