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33*a8e0c79eSderaadt.Dd $Mdocdate: March 3 2019 $
34df930be7Sderaadt.Dt PROTOCOLS 5
35fc8533a3Saaron.Os
36df930be7Sderaadt.Sh NAME
37df930be7Sderaadt.Nm protocols
38df930be7Sderaadt.Nd protocol name database
39df930be7Sderaadt.Sh DESCRIPTION
40df930be7SderaadtThe
41fbd19cc4Saaron.Nm
42df930be7Sderaadtfile contains information regarding the known protocols used in the
431f53fde1SaaronInternet.
44431305c8SaaronFor each protocol, a single line should be present
45df930be7Sderaadtwith the following information:
46df930be7Sderaadt.Bd -unfilled -offset indent
47df930be7Sderaadtofficial protocol name
48df930be7Sderaadtprotocol number
49df930be7Sderaadtaliases
50df930be7Sderaadt.Ed
51df930be7Sderaadt.Pp
52431305c8SaaronItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters.
530fb97a5aSaaron.Pp
540fb97a5aSaaronA hash mark
550fb97a5aSaaron.Pq Ql #
56431305c8Saaronindicates the beginning of a comment; subsequent characters up to the
57431305c8Saaronend of the line are not interpreted by the routines which search the file.
58df930be7Sderaadt.Pp
59431305c8SaaronProtocol names may contain any printable character other than a
60431305c8Saaronfield delimiter, newline, or comment character.
61df930be7Sderaadt.Sh FILES
62df930be7Sderaadt.Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact
63df930be7Sderaadt.It Pa /etc/protocols
64df930be7Sderaadt.El
65df930be7Sderaadt.Sh SEE ALSO
66df930be7Sderaadt.Xr getprotoent 3
673b1d4ce7Sjmc.Sh HISTORY
683b1d4ce7SjmcThe
693b1d4ce7Sjmc.Nm
703b1d4ce7Sjmcfile format appeared in
713b1d4ce7Sjmc.Bx 4.2 .
72df930be7Sderaadt.Sh BUGS
73df930be7SderaadtA name server should be used instead of a static file.
74aff2b1e4SmillertLines in
75aff2b1e4Smillert.Pa /etc/protocols
76aff2b1e4Smillertare limited to
770fb97a5aSaaron.Dv BUFSIZ
781f53fde1Saaroncharacters (currently 1024).
791f53fde1SaaronLonger lines will be ignored.
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