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HOSTS(5)							File Formats Manual							  HOSTS(5)

NAME
hosts - host name data base DESCRIPTION
The hosts file contains information regarding the known hosts on the network. For each host a single line should be present with the fol- lowing information: official host name Internet address aliases 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. When using the name server 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 ifconfig(8C) needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network. 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 to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases and/or unknown hosts. As the data base maintained at NIC is incom- plete, use of the name server is recommend for sites on the DARPA Internet. Network addresses are specified in the conventional ``.'' notation using the inet_addr() routine from the Internet address manipulation library, inet(3N). Host names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character. FILES
/etc/hosts SEE ALSO
gethostbyname(3N), ifconfig(8C), named(8) Name Server Operations Guide for BIND 4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 14, 1986 HOSTS(5)

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NETWORKS(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual						       NETWORKS(5)

NAME
networks -- network name data base DESCRIPTION
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: official network name network number aliases 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. Network numbers may be specified in the conventional ``.'' (dot) notation using the inet_network(3) routine from the Internet address manipu- lation library, inet(3). Network names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character. FILES
/etc/networks The networks file resides in /etc. SEE ALSO
getnetent(3) HISTORY
The networks file format appeared in 4.2BSD. BUGS
A name server should be used instead of a static file. BSD
June 5, 1993 BSD
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