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