rpc(5) File Formats Manual rpc(5)
Name
rpc - remote procedure call file
Description
The file is an ASCII file that contains the following information:
rpc name
numerical rpc ID
aliases
Each name is separated from the next by a new line. Items are separated by any number of blanks or tab characters or both. A number sign
(#) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines that search the file.
The database can be distributed in a network by a naming service, such as Yellow Pages or BIND/Hesiod. See the Guide to the Yellow Pages
Service or the Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service for setup information.
Files
See Also
getrpcent(3n)
Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service
Guide to the Yellow Pages Service
rpc(5)
