1*61609Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2*61609Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 320835Smckusick.\" 449646Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520835Smckusick.\" 6*61609Sbostic.\" @(#)networks.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/05/93 736757Sbostic.\" 849646Scael.Dd 949646Scael.Dt NETWORKS 5 1049646Scael.Os BSD 4.2 1149646Scael.Sh NAME 1249646Scael.Nm networks 1349646Scael.Nd network name data base 1449646Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520835SmckusickThe 1649646Scael.Xr networks 1720835Smckusickfile contains information regarding 1849646Scaelthe known networks which comprise the 1949646Scael.Tn DARPA 2049646ScaelInternet. 2120835SmckusickFor each network a single line should be present with the following information: 2249646Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2320835Smckusickofficial network name 2420835Smckusicknetwork number 2520835Smckusickaliases 2649646Scael.Ed 2749646Scael.Pp 2820835SmckusickItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. 2920835SmckusickA ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of 3020835Smckusickthe line are not interpreted by routines which search the file. 3120835SmckusickThis file is normally created from the official network data base 3249646Scaelmaintained at the Network Information Control Center 3349646Scael.Pq Tn NIC , 3449646Scaelthough local 3520835Smckusickchanges may be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases 3620835Smckusickand/or unknown networks. 3749646Scael.Pp 3820835SmckusickNetwork number may be specified in the conventional 3949646Scael``.'' (dot) notation using the 4049646Scael.Xr inet_network 3 4149646Scaelroutine 4220835Smckusickfrom the Internet address manipulation library, 4349646Scael.Xr inet 3 . 4420835SmckusickNetwork names may contain any printable character other than a field 4520835Smckusickdelimiter, newline, or comment character. 4649646Scael.Sh FILES 4749646Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/networks -compact 4849646Scael.It Pa /etc/networks 4949646ScaelThe 5049646Scael.Nm networks 5149646Scaelfile resides in 5249646Scael.Pa /etc . 5349646Scael.El 5449646Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 5549646Scael.Xr getnetent 3 5649646Scael.Sh BUGS 5720835SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 5849646Scael.Sh HISTORY 5949646ScaelThe 6049646Scael.Nm 6149646Scaelfile format appeared in 6249646Scael.Bx 4.2 . 63