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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)hosts.5     6.3 (Berkeley) 5/14/86
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH HOSTS 5  "May 14, 1986"
        !             8: .UC 5
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: hosts \- host name data base
        !            11: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            12: The
        !            13: .I hosts
        !            14: file contains information regarding
        !            15: the known hosts on the network.
        !            16: For each host a single line should be present
        !            17: with the following information:
        !            18: .HP 10
        !            19: official host name
        !            20: .br
        !            21: .ns
        !            22: .HP 10
        !            23: Internet address
        !            24: .br
        !            25: .ns
        !            26: .HP 10
        !            27: aliases
        !            28: .PP
        !            29: Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
        !            30: tab characters.  A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
        !            31: a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
        !            32: not interpreted by routines which search the file.
        !            33: .PP
        !            34: When using the name server
        !            35: .IR named (8),
        !            36: this file provides a backup when the name server
        !            37: is not running.
        !            38: For the name server, it is suggested that only a few addresses
        !            39: be included in this file.
        !            40: These include  address for the local interfaces that 
        !            41: .IR ifconfig (8C)
        !            42: needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
        !            43: .PP
        !            44: This file may be created from the official host
        !            45: data base maintained at the Network Information Control
        !            46: Center (NIC), though local changes may be required
        !            47: to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
        !            48: and/or unknown hosts.  As the data base maintained at NIC
        !            49: is incomplete, use of the name server is recommend for
        !            50: sites on the DARPA Internet.
        !            51: .PP
        !            52: Network addresses are specified in the conventional
        !            53: ``.'' notation using the \fIinet_addr\fP() routine
        !            54: from the Internet address manipulation library,
        !            55: .IR inet (3N).
        !            56: Host names may contain any printable
        !            57: character other than a field delimiter, newline,
        !            58: or comment character.
        !            59: .SH FILES
        !            60: /etc/hosts
        !            61: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            62: gethostbyname(3N), ifconfig(8C), named(8)
        !            63: .br
        !            64: Name Server Operations Guide for BIND

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