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 9.3