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32 | .\" @(#)networks.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 |
33 | .\" | |
34 | .Dd June 5, 1993 | |
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35 | .Dt NETWORKS 5 |
36 | .Os BSD 4.2 | |
37 | .Sh NAME | |
38 | .Nm networks | |
39 | .Nd network name data base | |
40 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
3da09958 | 41 | The |
eadcc84a | 42 | .Xr networks |
3da09958 | 43 | file contains information regarding |
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44 | the known networks which comprise the |
45 | .Tn DARPA | |
46 | Internet. | |
3da09958 | 47 | For each network a single line should be present with the following information: |
eadcc84a | 48 | .Bd -unfilled -offset indent |
3da09958 | 49 | official network name |
3da09958 | 50 | network number |
3da09958 | 51 | aliases |
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52 | .Ed |
53 | .Pp | |
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54 | Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. |
55 | A ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of | |
56 | the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file. | |
57 | This file is normally created from the official network data base | |
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58 | maintained at the Network Information Control Center |
59 | .Pq Tn NIC , | |
60 | though local | |
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61 | changes may be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases |
62 | and/or unknown networks. | |
eadcc84a | 63 | .Pp |
3da09958 | 64 | Network number may be specified in the conventional |
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65 | ``.'' (dot) notation using the |
66 | .Xr inet_network 3 | |
67 | routine | |
3da09958 | 68 | from the Internet address manipulation library, |
eadcc84a | 69 | .Xr inet 3 . |
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70 | Network names may contain any printable character other than a field |
71 | delimiter, newline, or comment character. | |
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72 | .Sh FILES |
73 | .Bl -tag -width /etc/networks -compact | |
74 | .It Pa /etc/networks | |
75 | The | |
76 | .Nm networks | |
77 | file resides in | |
78 | .Pa /etc . | |
79 | .El | |
80 | .Sh SEE ALSO | |
81 | .Xr getnetent 3 | |
82 | .Sh BUGS | |
3da09958 | 83 | A name server should be used instead of a static file. |
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84 | .Sh HISTORY |
85 | The | |
86 | .Nm | |
87 | file format appeared in | |
88 | .Bx 4.2 . |