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1.1     ! root        1: .TH HOSTS 5  "15 January 1983"
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: hosts \- host name data base
        !             4: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             5: The
        !             6: .I hosts
        !             7: file contains information regarding
        !             8: the known hosts on the DARPA Internet.
        !             9: For each host a single line should be present
        !            10: with the following information:
        !            11: .HP 10
        !            12: official host name
        !            13: .br
        !            14: .ns
        !            15: .HP 10
        !            16: Internet address
        !            17: .br
        !            18: .ns
        !            19: .HP 10
        !            20: aliases
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
        !            23: tab characters.  A ``#'' indicates the beginning of
        !            24: a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
        !            25: not interpreted by routines which search the file.
        !            26: This file is normally created from the official host
        !            27: data base maintained at the Network Information Control
        !            28: Center (NIC), though local changes may be required
        !            29: to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
        !            30: and/or unknown hosts.
        !            31: .PP
        !            32: Network addresses are specified in the conventional
        !            33: ``.'' notation using the \fIinet_addr\fP() routine
        !            34: from the Internet address manipulation library,
        !            35: .IR inet (3N).
        !            36: Host names may contain any printable
        !            37: character other than a field delimiter, newline,
        !            38: or comment character.
        !            39: .SH FILES
        !            40: /etc/hosts
        !            41: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            42: gethostent(3N)
        !            43: .SH BUGS
        !            44: A name server should be used instead of a static file.
        !            45: A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.

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