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.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)services.5	6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH SERVICES 5  ""
.UC 5
.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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	9	.SH NAME
	10	services \- service name data base
	11	.SH DESCRIPTION
	12	The
	13	.I services
	14	file contains information regarding
	15	the known services available in the DARPA Internet.
	16	For each service a single line should be present
	17	with the following information:
	18	.HP 10
	19	official service name
	20	.br
	21	.ns
	22	.HP 10
	23	port number
	24	.br
	25	.ns
	26	.HP 10
	27	protocol name
	28	.br
	29	.ns
	30	.HP 10
	31	aliases
	32	.PP
	33	Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
	34	tab characters. The port number and protocol name
	35	are considered a single
	36	.IR item ;
	37	a ``/'' is used to
	38	separate the port and protocol (e.g. ``512/tcp'').
	39	A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
	40	a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
	41	not interpreted by routines which search the file.
	42	.PP
	43	Service names may contain any printable
	44	character other than a field delimiter, newline,
	45	or comment character.
	46	.SH FILES
	47	/etc/services
	48	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	49	getservent(3N)
	50	.SH BUGS
	51	A name server should be used instead of a static file.
	52	A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.