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RECVFROM(2)                   System Calls Manual                  RECVFROM(2)

NAME
       recvfrom - receive a message through a socket

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/socket.h>

       ssize_t  recvfrom(int sd, void * msg, size_t msg_len, int flags, struct
            sockaddr * src_addr, socklet_t * src_addr_len);

DESCRIPTION
       recvfrom() receives a message from another socket. It may be used  with
       connectionless  and  connection  oriented  sockets.   At present, minix
       doesn't support setting flags to any value other than 0.

RETURN VALUES
       On success, this function returns 0. On error, -1 is returned and errno
       is set.

ERRORS
       [ENOSYS]       The operation is not implemented for the given socket.

       [EPIPE]        The socket is shutdown for reading.

SEE ALSO
       socket(2), send(2) sendto(2) recv(2)

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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUES | ERRORS | SEE ALSO