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- NETWORKS(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual NETWORKS(5)
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- NNAAMMEE
- nneettwwoorrkkss - network name data base
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- The networks file contains information regarding the known networks which
- comprise the DARPA Internet. For each network a single line should be
- present with the following information:
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- official network name
- network number
- aliases
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- 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. This
- file is normally created from the official network data base maintained
- at the Network Information Control Center (NIC), though local changes may
- be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases and/or
- unknown networks.
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- Network number may be specified in the conventional ``.'' (dot) notation
- using the inet_network(3) routine from the Internet address manipulation
- library, inet(3). Network names may contain any printable character oth-
- er than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character.
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- FFIILLEESS
- /etc/networks The nneettwwoorrkkss file resides in _/_e_t_c.
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- getnetent(3)
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- BBUUGGSS
- A name server should be used instead of a static file.
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- HHIISSTTOORRYY
- The nneettwwoorrkkss file format appeared in 4.2BSD.
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- 4.2 Berkeley Distribution June 5, 1993 1
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