endservent() — Close network services information data sets

Standards

Standards / Extensions	C or C++	Dependencies
XPG4.2 Single UNIX Specification, Version 3	both

Format

X/Open:

#define _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED 1
#include <netdb.h>

void endservent(void);

Berkeley sockets:

#define _OE_SOCKETS
#include <netdb.h>

void endservent();

General description

The endservent() function closes the /etc/services or the tcpip.ETC.SERVICES data set, which contains information about network services. Example services are name server, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and telnet.

Special behavior for C++: To use this function with C++, you must use the _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED 1 feature test macro.

Related information

netdb.h
getservbyname() — Get a server entry by name
getservbyport() — Get a service entry by port
getservent() — Get the next service entry
setservent() — Open the network services information data set