1*49647Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 236757Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 320841Smckusick.\" 4*49647Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff% 520841Smckusick.\" 6*49647Scael.\" @(#)services.5 6.6 (Berkeley) 05/10/91 736757Sbostic.\" 8*49647Scael.Dd 9*49647Scael.Dt SERVICES 5 10*49647Scael.Os BSD 4.2 11*49647Scael.Sh NAME 12*49647Scael.Nm services 13*49647Scael.Nd service name data base 14*49647Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1520841SmckusickThe 16*49647Scael.Nm services 1720841Smckusickfile contains information regarding 18*49647Scaelthe known services available in the 19*49647Scael.Tn DARPA 20*49647ScaelInternet. 2120841SmckusickFor each service a single line should be present 2220841Smckusickwith the following information: 23*49647Scael.Bd -unfilled -offset indent 2420841Smckusickofficial service name 2520841Smckusickport number 2620841Smckusickprotocol name 2720841Smckusickaliases 28*49647Scael.Ed 29*49647Scael.Pp 3020841SmckusickItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or 3120841Smckusicktab characters. The port number and protocol name 3220841Smckusickare considered a single 33*49647Scael.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. 39*49647Scael.Pp 4020841SmckusickService names may contain any printable 4120841Smckusickcharacter other than a field delimiter, newline, 4220841Smckusickor comment character. 43*49647Scael.Sh FILES 44*49647Scael.Bl -tag -width /etc/services -compact 45*49647Scael.It Pa /etc/services 46*49647ScaelThe 47*49647Scael.Nm services 48*49647Scaelfile resides in 49*49647Scael.Pa /etc . 50*49647Scael.El 51*49647Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 52*49647Scael.Xr getservent 3 53*49647Scael.Sh BUGS 5420841SmckusickA name server should be used instead of a static file. 55*49647Scael.Sh HISTORY 56*49647ScaelThe 57*49647Scael.Nm 58*49647Scaelfile format appeared in 59*49647Scael.Bx 4.2 . 60