NETWORKS(5N)            COMMAND REFERENCE            NETWORKS(5N)



NAME
     networks - network name data base

DESCRIPTION
     The networks file contains information regarding the known
     networks which are reachable.  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 maintained 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

CAVEATS
     The nameserver(8n) may be expanded to handle this function.

SEE ALSO
     getnetent(3n).




















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fi:1800,98;
ca:1898,168;
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