protocols(4N)                                       protocols(4N)



     NAME
          protocols - protocol name data base

     DESCRIPTION
          The protocols file contains information regarding the known
          protocols used in the DARPA Internet.  For each protocol a
          single line should be present with the following
          information:

               official protocol name
               protocol 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.

          Protocol names may contain any printable character other
          than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character.

     FILES
          /etc/protocols

     SEE ALSO
          getprotoent(3N).

     BUGS
          A name server should be used instead of a static file.  A
          binary indexed file format should be available for fast
          access.
























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