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gethostid(2)
NAME
  gethostid - Gets the unique identifier of the current host

SYNOPSIS
  int gethostid ( void );

DESCRIPTION
  The gethostid() function allows a process to retrieve the 32-bit identifier
  for the current host.	 The host ID is stored in network standard byte order
  and is set either by the hostid(1) command or the sethostid(2) function
  call.

RETURN VALUES
  Upon completion, the gethostid() function returns the identifier for the
  current host.

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: hostid(1).

  Functions: gethostname(2), sethostname(2)

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