1*61610Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2*61610Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 320841Smckusick.\" 449647Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520841Smckusick.\" 6*61610Sbostic.\" @(#)services.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/05/93 736757Sbostic.\" 849647Scael.Dd 949647Scael.Dt SERVICES 5 1049647Scael.Os BSD 4.2 1149647Scael.Sh NAME 1249647Scael.Nm services 1349647Scael.Nd service name data base 1449647Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520841SmckusickThe 1649647Scael.Nm services 1720841Smckusickfile contains information regarding 1849647Scaelthe known services available in the 1949647Scael.Tn DARPA 2049647ScaelInternet. 2120841SmckusickFor each service a single line should be present 2220841Smckusickwith the following information: 2349647Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2420841Smckusickofficial service name 2520841Smckusickport number 2620841Smckusickprotocol name 2720841Smckusickaliases 2849647Scael.Ed 2949647Scael.Pp 3020841SmckusickItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or 3120841Smckusicktab characters. The port number and protocol name 3220841Smckusickare considered a single 3349647Scael.Em item ; 3420841Smckusicka ``/'' is used to 3520841Smckusickseparate the port and protocol (e.g. ``512/tcp''). 3620841SmckusickA ``#'' indicates the beginning of 3730185Sbostica comment; subsequent characters up to the end of the line are 3830185Sbosticnot interpreted by the routines which search the file. 3949647Scael.Pp 4020841SmckusickService names may contain any printable 4120841Smckusickcharacter other than a field delimiter, newline, 4220841Smckusickor comment character. 4349647Scael.Sh FILES 4449647Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/services -compact 4549647Scael.It Pa /etc/services 4649647ScaelThe 4749647Scael.Nm services 4849647Scaelfile resides in 4949647Scael.Pa /etc . 5049647Scael.El 5149647Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 5249647Scael.Xr getservent 3 5349647Scael.Sh BUGS 5420841SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 5549647Scael.Sh HISTORY 5649647ScaelThe 5749647Scael.Nm 5849647Scaelfile format appeared in 5949647Scael.Bx 4.2 . 60