---
name: "atalk_aton"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "atalkd"
version: "4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/atalk_aton"
---

# atalk\_aton(3)

AppleTalk address parsing

## Name

atalk\_aton — AppleTalk address parsing

## Synopsis

-

  ```
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <netatalk/at.h>
  atalk_aton(	cp,
      ata);
  char * cp;
  struct at_addr * ata;
  ```

## Description

The **atalk\_aton()** routine converts an ASCII representation of an AppleTalk address to a format appropriate for system calls. Acceptable ASCII representations include both hex and base 10, in triples or doubles. For instance, the address \`0x1f6b.77’ has a network part of \`8043’ and a node part of \`119’. This same address could be written \`8043.119’, \`31.107.119’, or \`0x1f.6b.77’. If the address is in hex and the first digit is one of \`A-F’, a leading \`0x’ is redundant.

## See Also

[atalk(4)](/atalk/4.md)

## Author

Contributors to the Netatalk Project (https://netatalk.io/contributors)