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32 | .\" @(#)protocols.5 6.5 (Berkeley) 5/10/91 | |
33 | .\" | |
34 | .Dd May 10, 1991 | |
35 | .Dt PROTOCOLS 5 | |
36 | .Os BSD 4.2 | |
37 | .Sh NAME | |
38 | .Nm protocols | |
39 | .Nd protocol name data base | |
40 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
41 | The | |
42 | .Nm protocols | |
43 | file contains information regarding the known protocols used in the | |
44 | .Tn DARPA | |
45 | Internet. For each protocol a single line should be present | |
46 | with the following information: | |
47 | .Bd -unfilled -offset indent | |
48 | official protocol name | |
49 | protocol number | |
50 | aliases | |
51 | .Ed | |
52 | .Pp | |
53 | Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or | |
54 | tab characters. A ``#'' indicates the beginning of | |
55 | a comment; characters up to the end of the line are | |
56 | not interpreted by routines which search the file. | |
57 | .Pp | |
58 | Protocol names may contain any printable | |
59 | character other than a field delimiter, newline, | |
60 | or comment character. | |
61 | .Sh FILES | |
62 | .Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact | |
63 | .It Pa /etc/protocols | |
64 | The | |
65 | .Nm protocols | |
66 | file resides in | |
67 | .Pa /etc . | |
68 | .El | |
69 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
70 | .Xr getprotoent 3 | |
71 | .Sh BUGS | |
72 | A name server should be used instead of a static file. | |
73 | .Sh HISTORY | |
74 | The | |
75 | .Nm | |
76 | file format appeared in | |
77 | .Bx 4.2 . |