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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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