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40 .Nd network name data base
44 file contains information regarding
45 the known networks which comprise the
48 For each network a single line should be present with the following information:
49 .Bd -unfilled -offset indent
55 Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters.
56 A ``#'' indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of
57 the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file.
58 This file is normally created from the official network data base
59 maintained at the Network Information Control Center
62 changes may be required to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
63 and/or unknown networks.
65 Network numbers may be specified in the conventional
66 ``.'' (dot) notation using the
69 from the Internet address manipulation library,
71 Network names may contain any printable character other than a field
72 delimiter, newline, or comment character.
74 .Bl -tag -width /etc/networks -compact
86 file format appeared in
89 A name server should be used instead of a static file.