1*61609Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2*61609Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 320825Smckusick.\" 449647Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520825Smckusick.\" 6*61609Sbostic.\" @(#)protocols.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/05/93 736757Sbostic.\" 849647Scael.Dd 949647Scael.Dt PROTOCOLS 5 1049647Scael.Os BSD 4.2 1149647Scael.Sh NAME 1249647Scael.Nm protocols 1349647Scael.Nd protocol name data base 1449647Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520825SmckusickThe 1649647Scael.Nm protocols 1749647Scaelfile contains information regarding the known protocols used in the 1849647Scael.Tn DARPA 1920825SmckusickInternet. For each protocol a single line should be present 2020825Smckusickwith the following information: 2149647Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2220825Smckusickofficial protocol name 2320825Smckusickprotocol number 2420825Smckusickaliases 2549647Scael.Ed 2649647Scael.Pp 2720825SmckusickItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or 2820825Smckusicktab characters. A ``#'' indicates the beginning of 2920825Smckusicka comment; characters up to the end of the line are 3020825Smckusicknot interpreted by routines which search the file. 3149647Scael.Pp 3220825SmckusickProtocol names may contain any printable 3320825Smckusickcharacter other than a field delimiter, newline, 3420825Smckusickor comment character. 3549647Scael.Sh FILES 3649647Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact 3749647Scael.It Pa /etc/protocols 3849647ScaelThe 3949647Scael.Nm protocols 4049647Scaelfile resides in 4149647Scael.Pa /etc . 4249647Scael.El 4349647Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 4449647Scael.Xr getprotoent 3 4549647Scael.Sh BUGS 4620825SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 4749647Scael.Sh HISTORY 4849647ScaelThe 4949647Scael.Nm 5049647Scaelfile format appeared in 5149647Scael.Bx 4.2 . 52