networks(5) [bsd man page]

NETWORKS(5)							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 main-
       tained 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	number may be specified in the conventional ``.'' notation using the inet_network() routine from the Internet address manipulation
       library, inet(3N).  Network names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character.

FILES

       /etc/networks

SEE ALSO

       getnetent(3N)

BUGS

       A name server should be used instead of a static file.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					    May 6, 1986 						       NETWORKS(5)

networks(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual						       networks(4)

NAME

       networks - network name data base

DESCRIPTION

       The  file associates Internet (IP) addresses with official network names and aliases.  This allows the user to refer to a network by a sym-
       bolic name instead of using an Internet address.  For each network, a single line should be present with the following information:

	      <official network name>	<network number>   <aliases>

       Aliases are other names under which a network is known.	For example:

       where the network named is also called

       A line cannot start with a blank (tab or space character).  Items are separated by any number or combination of blanks.	A character  indi-
       cates  the  beginning  of  a comment.  Characters from the up to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file.
       Trailing blanks are allowed at the end of a line.  For the Internet, this file is normally created from the official network database main-
       tained  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 can be specified in conventional Internet dot notation using the routine from the  internet  address  manipulation  library
       (see inet(3N).  Network names can contain any printable character other than a white space, new-line, or comment character.

EXAMPLES

       See

AUTHOR

       was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.

FILES

SEE ALSO

       getnetent(3N).

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