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-UNDOCUMENTED
-!UNDOCUMENTED
-NAME
-DESCRIPTION
-SEE ALSO
-AUTHOR
-THANKS
-----
+!!NETWORKS(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual NETWORKS(5)
+
+
!!NAME
-undocumented
- No manpage for this program, utility or function.
+__networks__
-- network name data base
+
+
!!DESCRIPTION
-This
__program, utility
__ or __function__ does not
-have a useful manpage. Please do __not__ report this as a
-bug, because this has already been reported as a bug; when a
-manpage becomes available it will be included, and the bug
-report closed __http://www.debian.org/Bugs/''
-''contact__ the __package maintainer__ in order
-to avoid several people working on
the same
-manpage.
+The
__networks
__ file contains information regarding
the known networks which
-Try
the following options if you want more
-information
.
+comprise
the DARPA Internet
. For each network a single line should be
-foo --help, foo -h, foo -?
+present with the following information:
-info foo
+ official network name
+ network number
+ aliases
-whatis foo, apropos foo
+Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters. A
-check directories /usr/share/doc/foo,
-/usr/lib/foo
+``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of
-dpkg --listfiles foo, dpkg --
search foo
+the line are not interpreted by routines which
search the file. This
-locate '*foo*'
+file is normally created from the official network data base maintained
-find / -name '*foo*'
+at the Network Information Control Center (NIC), though local changes may
-The documentation might
be in a package starting with
the
-same name as
the package
the software belongs to, but ending
-with
-doc
or -docs
.
+be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases and/or
+
+
+unknown networks.
+
+
+
+Network numbers may be specified
in the conventional ``.'' (dot) nota-
+
+
+tion using
the inet_network(3) routine from
the Internet address manipu-
+
+
+lation library, inet(3). Network names may contain any printable charac
-
+
+
+ter other than a field delimiter, newline,
or comment character.
+
+
+!!FILES
+
+
+/etc/networks The __networks__ file resides in __''/etc''__
.
-If you still didn't find the information you are looking for
-you might consider posting a call for help to
-''debian-user@lists.debian.org''.
!!SEE ALSO
-info
(1
), whatis(1), apropos(1),
-dpkg(1), locate(1), find(1),
-updatedb(1), undocumented(2)
.
-!!AUTHOR
+getnetent
(3
)
+
+
+!!BUGS
+
+
+A name server should be used instead of a static file
.
+
+
+!!HISTORY
-Erick Branderhorst
-!!THANKS
+The __networks__ file format appeared in 4.2BSD.
-Kai Henningsen, Ian Jackson, David H
. Silber
, Carl
-Streeter
.
-----
+!!FreeBSD 5
.1 June 5
, 1993 FreeBSD 5
.1
