This function searches the services database until a matching
service name is found or the end of file is encountered. If a
protocol name is also supplied, searches must also match the
protocol.
This function returns a pointer to a servent structure containing
the data from the network services database. For information
about the servent structure, refer to servent Structure.
All information is contained in a static area, so it must be
copied to be saved.
Related Functions
See also getservbyport().