ultrix man page for rpc

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

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