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1.1     ! root        1: .TH LO 4 "26 March 1982"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: lo \- software loopback network interface
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B pseudo-device loop
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: The
        !             9: .I loop
        !            10: interface is a software loopback mechanism which may be
        !            11: used for performance analysis, software testing, and/or local
        !            12: communication.   By default, the loopback interface is
        !            13: accessible at address 127.0.0.1 (non-standard); this address
        !            14: may be changed with the SIOCSIFADDR ioctl.
        !            15: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            16: \fBlo%d: can't handle af%d\fP.  The interface was handed
        !            17: a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
        !            18: family; the packet was dropped.
        !            19: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            20: intro(4N), inet(4F)
        !            21: .SH BUGS
        !            22: It should handle all address and protocol families.
        !            23: An approved network address should be reserved for this
        !            24: interface.

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