GETBYTEORDER(3) | Library Functions Manual | GETBYTEORDER(3)

# NAME

getbyteorder — get the current byte order

# LIBRARY

System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <util.h>
#include <sys/endian.h>
int
getbyteorder(void);

# DESCRIPTION

getbyteorder() returns `LITTLE_ENDIAN`, `BIG_ENDIAN`, or -1 in case of an error, setting the global errno variable. The possible values for errno are the same as in sysctl(3).

# SEE ALSO

sysctl(3)

# HISTORY

The getbyteorder() function call appeared in NetBSD 7.0.

May 1, 2013 | NetBSD 8.2