.TH socket_getifname 3
.SH NAME
socket_getifname \- get interface name
.SH SYNTAX
.B #include <socket.h>

const char* \fBsocket_getifname\fP(uint32 \fIinterface\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
socket_getifname returns the symbolic interface name for a network
interface number.  The returned char* is a static buffer in the libc.
If you query the named for more than one interface, you have to save the
name before calling \fBsocket_getifidx\fR again.

If something goes wrong, socket_getifname returns "[unknown]".

.SH "SEE ALSO"
socket_getifidx(3), socket_connect6(3)