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        !            20: .TH HOSTS 5  "June 23, 1990"
        !            21: .UC 5
        !            22: .SH NAME
        !            23: hosts \- host name data base
        !            24: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            25: The
        !            26: .I hosts
        !            27: file contains information regarding
        !            28: the known hosts on the network.
        !            29: For each host a single line should be present
        !            30: with the following information:
        !            31: .HP 10
        !            32: official host name
        !            33: .br
        !            34: .ns
        !            35: .HP 10
        !            36: Internet address
        !            37: .br
        !            38: .ns
        !            39: .HP 10
        !            40: aliases
        !            41: .PP
        !            42: Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
        !            43: tab characters.  A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
        !            44: a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
        !            45: not interpreted by routines which search the file.
        !            46: .PP
        !            47: When using the name server
        !            48: .IR named (8),
        !            49: this file provides a backup when the name server
        !            50: is not running.
        !            51: For the name server, it is suggested that only a few addresses
        !            52: be included in this file.
        !            53: These include  address for the local interfaces that 
        !            54: .IR ifconfig (8C)
        !            55: needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
        !            56: .PP
        !            57: This file may be created from the official host
        !            58: data base maintained at the Network Information Control
        !            59: Center (NIC), though local changes may be required
        !            60: to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
        !            61: and/or unknown hosts.  As the data base maintained at NIC
        !            62: is incomplete, use of the name server is recommend for
        !            63: sites on the DARPA Internet.
        !            64: .PP
        !            65: Network addresses are specified in the conventional
        !            66: ``.'' notation using the \fIinet_addr\fP() routine
        !            67: from the Internet address manipulation library,
        !            68: .IR inet (3N).
        !            69: Host names may contain any printable
        !            70: character other than a field delimiter, newline,
        !            71: or comment character.
        !            72: .SH FILES
        !            73: /etc/hosts
        !            74: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            75: gethostbyname(3N), ifconfig(8C), named(8)
        !            76: .br
        !            77: Name Server Operations Guide for BIND

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