services(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual						       services(4)

NAME

       services - Defines the sockets and protocols used for Internet services

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/services

DESCRIPTION

       The  /etc/services  file associates Internet service names and aliases with the port number and protocol used by the service.  Each service
       is listed in this file on a single line of the form: ServiceName  PortNumber/ProtocolName  Aliases

       The fields contain the following information: The official Internet service name.  The socket port number used  for  the  service  and  the
       transport protocol used for the service.  A list of unofficial service names.

       Items on a line are separated by spaces or tabs.  Comments begin with a # (number sign) and continue to the end of the line.

EXAMPLES

       Entries	in  the  /etc/services	file for the inetd internal services might look like this: echo 	 7/tcp echo	     7/udp discard
       9/tcp	  sink null discard	  9/udp      sink null daytime	    13/tcp daytime	 13/udp  chargen       19/tcp	    ttytst  source
       chargen	    19/tcp	ttytst source ftp	   21/tcp time	       37/tcp	   timeserver time	   37/udp      timeserver

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: endservent(3), getservbyname(3), getservbyport(3), getservent(3), setservent(3)

       The RFC923 specification.  delim off

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