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socket_getifidx(3)	   Library Functions Manual	    socket_getifidx(3)

NAME
       socket_getifidx - get interface number

SYNTAX
       #include	<libowfat/socket.h>

       int socket_getifidx(const char* ifname);

DESCRIPTION
       socket_getifidx returns the interface number for	a symbolic network in-
       terface name (like "eth0" on Linux, for example).

       The interface number can	be used	as scope_id for	IPv6 communications on
       link-local addresses.

       If  something goes wrong, socket_getifidx returns -1, setting errno ap-
       propriately.

SEE ALSO
       socket_getifname(3), socket_connect6(3)

							    socket_getifidx(3)

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