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.TH SERVICES 5  "15 January 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
services \- service name data base
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I services
file contains information regarding
the known services available in the DARPA Internet.
For each service a single line should be present
with the following information:
.HP 10
official service name
.br
.ns
.HP 10
port number
.br
.ns
.HP 10
protocol name
.br
.ns
.HP 10
aliases
.PP
Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
tab characters.  The port number and protocol name
are considered a single 
.IR item ;
a ``/'' is used to
separate the port and protocol (e.g. ``512/tcp'').
A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
not interpreted by routines which search the file.
.PP
Service names may contain any printable
character other than a field delimiter, newline,
or comment character.
.SH FILES
/etc/services
.SH "SEE ALSO"
getservent(3N)
.SH BUGS
A name server should be used instead of a static file.
A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.
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e260a0ea C	1	.TH SERVICES 5 "15 January 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	services \- service name data base
	5	.SH DESCRIPTION
	6	The
	7	.I services
	8	file contains information regarding
	9	the known services available in the DARPA Internet.
	10	For each service a single line should be present
	11	with the following information:
	12	.HP 10
	13	official service name
	14	.br
	15	.ns
	16	.HP 10
	17	port number
	18	.br
	19	.ns
	20	.HP 10
	21	protocol name
	22	.br
	23	.ns
	24	.HP 10
	25	aliases
	26	.PP
	27	Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
	28	tab characters. The port number and protocol name
	29	are considered a single
	30	.IR item ;
	31	a ``/'' is used to
	32	separate the port and protocol (e.g. ``512/tcp'').
	33	A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
	34	a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
	35	not interpreted by routines which search the file.
	36	.PP
	37	Service names may contain any printable
	38	character other than a field delimiter, newline,
	39	or comment character.
	40	.SH FILES
	41	/etc/services
	42	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	43	getservent(3N)
	44	.SH BUGS
	45	A name server should be used instead of a static file.
	46	A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.