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ntohl(9r)
NAME
  ntohl, ntohs - General: Convert longword and word values from network-to-
  host byte order

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/param.h>

  unsigned int ntohl(
	  unsigned int longword );

  unsigned short ntohs(
	  unsigned short word );

ARGUMENTS
  longword
      Specifies a 32-bit value to be conditionally byte swapped.

  word
      Specifies a 16-bit value to be conditionally byte swapped.

DESCRIPTION
  The ntohl routine converts the specified longword value from network-to-
  host byte order. The ntohs routine converts the specified word value from
  network-to-host byte order.

  The TCP/IP protocols specify the canonical network byte order, which is big
  endian (meaning that the most significant byte is leftmost in memory).

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the ntohl routine returns the converted
  longword value in host byte order. Similarly, upon successful completion,
  the ntohs routine returns the converted word value in host byte order.

SEE ALSO
  Routines: htonl(9r)

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