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-.TH HOSTS 5  ""
-.UC 5
-.SH NAME
-hosts \- host name data base
-.SH DESCRIPTION
+.\"     @(#)hosts.5	6.6 (Berkeley) 5/10/91
+.\"
+.Dd May 10, 1991
+.Dt HOSTS 5
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm hosts
+.Nd host name data base
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
-.I hosts
+.Nm hosts
 file contains information regarding
 the known hosts on the network.
 For each host a single line should be present
 with the following information:
-.HP 10
+.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
 official host name
-.br
-.ns
-.HP 10
 Internet address
-.br
-.ns
-.HP 10
 aliases
-.PP
+.Ed
+.Pp
 Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
 tab characters.  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
+.Pp
 When using the name server
-.IR named (8),
+.Xr named 8 ,
 this file provides a backup when the name server
 is not running.
 For the name server, it is suggested that only a few addresses
 be included in this file.
 These include  address for the local interfaces that 
-.IR ifconfig (8C)
+.Xr ifconfig 8
 needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
-.PP
+.Pp
 This file may be created from the official host
 data base maintained at the Network Information Control
-Center (NIC), though local changes may be required
+Center
+.Pq Tn NIC , 
+though local changes may be required
 to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
-and/or unknown hosts.  As the data base maintained at NIC
+and/or unknown hosts.  As the data base maintained at
+.Tn NIC
 is incomplete, use of the name server is recommend for
-sites on the DARPA Internet.
-.PP
+sites on the
+.Tn DARPA
+Internet.
+.Pp
 Network addresses are specified in the conventional
-``.'' notation using the \fIinet_addr\fP() routine
+``.'' (dot) notation using the
+.Xr inet_addr 3
+routine
 from the Internet address manipulation library,
-.IR inet (3N).
+.Xr inet 3 .
 Host names may contain any printable
 character other than a field delimiter, newline,
 or comment character.
-.SH FILES
-/etc/hosts
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-gethostbyname(3N), ifconfig(8C), named(8)
-.br
-Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts -compact
+.It Pa /etc/hosts
+The
+.Nm hosts
+file resides in
+.Pa /etc .
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
+.Xr named 8
+.Rs
+.%T "Name Server Operations Guide for BIND"
+.Re
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+file format appeared in
+.Bx 4.2 .