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1.1     ! root        1: .TH NS 8
        !             2: .CT 1 sa_auto
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: ns \- name server database
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B /usr/ipc/mgrs/ns
        !             7: [
        !             8: .B -m
        !             9: .I server
        !            10: ] [
        !            11: .B -d
        !            12: ]
        !            13: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            14: .I Ns
        !            15: maintains a database
        !            16: of naming information,
        !            17: accessed by
        !            18: .IR qns (7)
        !            19: and other programs.
        !            20: It should be run once from
        !            21: .IR rc (8).
        !            22: .PP
        !            23: The database is accessed
        !            24: through local service
        !            25: .BR ns ,
        !            26: or service
        !            27: .I server
        !            28: if option
        !            29: .B -m
        !            30: was specified.
        !            31: .PP
        !            32: The file
        !            33: .F /usr/ipc/lib/ns.db
        !            34: contains instructions for building the database.
        !            35: These instructions are lines 
        !            36: of one of the following forms:
        !            37: .TP \w'#include\0file\0\0\0\0'u                \" wrong fonts; near enough?
        !            38: .BI #uusys " file"
        !            39: Read the named
        !            40: .I uucp
        !            41: .B Systems
        !            42: .IR file .
        !            43: For entries using caller
        !            44: .LR ACU ,
        !            45: add a database entry containing
        !            46: .RS
        !            47: .IP
        !            48: .I system\0
        !            49: .IB telephone-number ,tel\0
        !            50: .B uucp,svc
        !            51: .PP
        !            52: For entries using caller
        !            53: .LR DK
        !            54: or
        !            55: .LR DKH ,
        !            56: add an entry containing
        !            57: .IP
        !            58: .I system\0
        !            59: .IB datakit-address ,dk\0
        !            60: .B uucp,svc
        !            61: .PP
        !            62: For any other entry,
        !            63: add
        !            64: .IP
        !            65: .I system\0
        !            66: .B uucp,svc
        !            67: .RE
        !            68: .TP
        !            69: .BI #inhost " file"
        !            70: For each line in the named
        !            71: 4BSD-style internet hosts
        !            72: .IR file ,
        !            73: add a database entry of the form
        !            74: .RS
        !            75: .IP
        !            76: .IB ip-address ,in\0
        !            77: .I hostname\0
        !            78: .IB host-domain-name ,dom
        !            79: .RE
        !            80: .TP
        !            81: .BI #innet " file"
        !            82: For each line in the named
        !            83: 4BSD-style internet networks
        !            84: .IR file ,
        !            85: add a database entry of the form
        !            86: .RS
        !            87: .IP
        !            88: .IB ip-net-address ,in\0
        !            89: .I netname
        !            90: .RE
        !            91: .TP
        !            92: .BI #include " file"
        !            93: Interpret
        !            94: the contents of
        !            95: .IR file
        !            96: in the same format
        !            97: as
        !            98: .BR ns.db .
        !            99: .PP
        !           100: In all cases,
        !           101: .I file
        !           102: may be followed by
        !           103: a list of
        !           104: .I value,attribute
        !           105: pairs to be included with any
        !           106: database entries caused by that file.
        !           107: If the filename doesn't begin with
        !           108: .LR / ,
        !           109: it is prefixed with
        !           110: .BR /usr/ipc/lib .
        !           111: .PP
        !           112: Blank lines
        !           113: and
        !           114: lines beginning with
        !           115: .L #
        !           116: followed by a space or tab
        !           117: are ignored.
        !           118: .PP
        !           119: Any other lines are taken as literal database entries:
        !           120: a collection of
        !           121: .I value,attribute
        !           122: pairs separated by spaces.
        !           123: Each line is a single entry.
        !           124: .PP
        !           125: The database is ephemeral;
        !           126: it is rebuilt whenever
        !           127: .I ns
        !           128: starts,
        !           129: when requested by
        !           130: .BR "qns reset" ,
        !           131: or when
        !           132: .I ns
        !           133: notices that
        !           134: .B ns.db
        !           135: or one of the files named therein
        !           136: has changed.
        !           137: Rebuilding can take several minutes,
        !           138: especially on a busy machine.
        !           139: During a rebuild,
        !           140: the server appears active but does not answer requests;
        !           141: calls will block until the rebuild finishes.
        !           142: .PP
        !           143: .I Ns
        !           144: leaves remarks in file
        !           145: .FR /usr/ipc/log/ns .
        !           146: There are more remarks if the
        !           147: .B -d
        !           148: option was used.
        !           149: .SH FILES
        !           150: .F /usr/ipc/lib/ns.db
        !           151: .SH SEE ALSO
        !           152: .IR ipc (3),
        !           153: .IR qns (7)

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