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.TH XDR 3NSL "Dec 30, 1996"
.SH NAME
xdr \- library routines for external data representation
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBXDR\fR routines allow C programmers to describe arbitrary data structures in
a machine-independent fashion. Data for remote procedure calls (RPC) are
transmitted using these routines.
.SS "Index to Routines"
.sp
.LP
The following table lists \fBXDR\fR routines and the manual reference pages on
which they are described:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBXDR Routine\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
 \fBManual Reference Page\fR
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_array\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_bool\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_bytes\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_char\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_control\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_destroy\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_create\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_double\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_enum\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_float\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_free\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_getpos\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_hyper\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_inline\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_int\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_long\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_longlong_t\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_opaque\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_pointer\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_quadruple\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_reference\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_setpos\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_short\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_sizeof\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_string\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_char\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_hyper\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_int\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_long\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_longlong_t\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_u_short\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_union\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_vector\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_void\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdr_wrapstring\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrmem_create\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_create\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrrec_create\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_create\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrrec_endofrecord\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrrec_eof\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrrec_readbytes\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrrec_skiprecord\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBxdrstdio_create\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
\fBxdr_create\fR(3NSL)
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBrpc\fR(3NSL), \fBxdr_admin\fR(3NSL), \fBxdr_complex\fR(3NSL),
\fBxdr_create\fR(3NSL), \fBxdr_simple\fR(3NSL), \fBattributes\fR(5)