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putshort(3)
NAME
  putshort - Places short byte quantities into the byte stream

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <netinet/in.h>
  #include <arpa/nameser.h>
  #include <resolv.h>

  void putshort(
	  unsigned short short_arg,
	  u_char *message_ptr );

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc)

PARAMETERS
  short_arg
      Represents a 16-bit integer.

  message_ptr
      Represents a pointer into the byte stream.

DESCRIPTION
  The putshort() function puts short byte quantities into the byte stream or
  arbitrary byte boundaries.

  The putshort() function is one of a set of subroutines that form the
  resolver, a set of functions that resolve domain names. Global information
  that is used by the resolver functions is kept in the _res data structure.
  The /include/resolv.h file contains the _res structure definition.

FILES
  /etc/resolv.conf
      Lists the name server and domain name.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: dn_comp(3), dn_expand(3), dn_find(3), dn_skipname(3),
  _getlong(3), _getshort(3), putlong(3), res_init(3), res_mkquery(3),
  res_send(3)

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