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