services(4)                                              services(4)


       NAME
             services - Internet services and aliases

       SYNOPSIS
             /etc/services

       DESCRIPTION
             The services file contains an entry for each service available
             through the DARPA Internet.

          Files
             /var/yp/domainname/services.byname      Corresponding NIS map
                                                     containing Internet
                                                     services known to your
                                                     network.  The service
                                                     name is the key in the
                                                     map.

       USAGE
             The services file is used to initialize commands and protocols
             with reserved values.  Each entry in the services file
             consists of a line of the form:
                   service-name port/protocol aliases

             Fields must be separated by white space.  A ``#'' indicates
             the beginning of a comment; characters appearing after the
             ``#'' are ignored.

             The meanings of the fields are as follows:

             service-name   This is the official Internet service name.
                            Service names may contain any printable
                            character other than a field delimiter,
                            NEWLINE, or comment character.

             port/protocol  This field is composed of the port number and
                            protocol through which the service is provided
                            (for example, 512/tcp).

             aliases        This is a list of alternate names by which the
                            service might be requested.

             When the Network Information Service (NIS) is in use, it
             references the NIS map services.byname on the NIS server
             instead of /etc/services.



                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1

      services(4)                                              services(4)


      REFERENCES
            getservent(3N), inetd.conf(4)
            RFC 1060













































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