Module Unix.Host

type t = {
name : string;
aliases : string array;
family : Protocol_family.t;
addresses : Inet_addr.t array;
}

Structure of entries in the hosts database.

val sexp_of_t : t -> Ppx_sexp_conv_lib.Sexp.t
val getbyname : string -> t option

Find an entry in hosts with the given name.

NOTE: This function is not thread safe with certain versions of winbind using "wins" name resolution.

val getbyname_exn : string -> t
val getbyaddr : Inet_addr.t -> t option

Find an entry in hosts with the given address.

val getbyaddr_exn : Inet_addr.t -> t
val have_address_in_common : t -> t -> bool