Closes the /etc/hosts file.
Standard C Library (libc.a) (libbind) (libnis) (liblocal)
#include <netdb.h> endhostent ()
When using the endhostent subroutine in DNS/BIND name service resolution, endhostent closes the TCP connection which the sethostent subroutine set up.
When using the endhostent subroutine in NIS name resolution or to search the /etc/hosts file, endhostent closes the /etc/hosts file.
/etc/hosts | Contains the host name database. |
/etc/netsvc.conf | Contains the name service ordering. |
/usr/include/netdb.h | Contains the network database structure. |
The gethostbyaddr subroutine, gethostbyname subroutine, sethostent subroutine gethostent subroutine.
Sockets Overview and Network Address Translation in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Communications Programming Concepts.