1*49647Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 236757Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 320825Smckusick.\" 4*49647Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520825Smckusick.\" 6*49647Scael.\" @(#)protocols.5 6.5 (Berkeley) 05/10/91 736757Sbostic.\" 8*49647Scael.Dd 9*49647Scael.Dt PROTOCOLS 5 10*49647Scael.Os BSD 4.2 11*49647Scael.Sh NAME 12*49647Scael.Nm protocols 13*49647Scael.Nd protocol name data base 14*49647Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520825SmckusickThe 16*49647Scael.Nm protocols 17*49647Scaelfile contains information regarding the known protocols used in the 18*49647Scael.Tn DARPA 1920825SmckusickInternet. For each protocol a single line should be present 2020825Smckusickwith the following information: 21*49647Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2220825Smckusickofficial protocol name 2320825Smckusickprotocol number 2420825Smckusickaliases 25*49647Scael.Ed 26*49647Scael.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. 31*49647Scael.Pp 3220825SmckusickProtocol names may contain any printable 3320825Smckusickcharacter other than a field delimiter, newline, 3420825Smckusickor comment character. 35*49647Scael.Sh FILES 36*49647Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/protocols -compact 37*49647Scael.It Pa /etc/protocols 38*49647ScaelThe 39*49647Scael.Nm protocols 40*49647Scaelfile resides in 41*49647Scael.Pa /etc . 42*49647Scael.El 43*49647Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 44*49647Scael.Xr getprotoent 3 45*49647Scael.Sh BUGS 4620825SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 47*49647Scael.Sh HISTORY 48*49647ScaelThe 49*49647Scael.Nm 50*49647Scaelfile format appeared in 51*49647Scael.Bx 4.2 . 52