networks(4)                         CLIX                         networks(4)



  NAME

    networks - Network name database

  DESCRIPTION

    The file /etc/networks contains information regarding the known networks
    which comprise the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA)
    Internet.  For each network a single line should be present with the
    following information:

    ⊕  official network name

    ⊕  network number

    ⊕  aliases

    Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters.  A
    number sign (#) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the
    end of the line are not interpreted by routines which search the file.  It
    will be necessary to make local changes to this file to bring it up to
    date regarding unofficial aliases and/or unknown networks for a specific
    site.

    Network number may be specified in the conventional dot notation using the
    inet_network() routine from the Internet address manipulation library,
    inet() (see inet(3)).  Network names may contain any displayable character
    other than a field delimiter, newline, or comment character.

  FILES

    /etc/networks   Default location of the networks file.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Functions: getnetent(3), inet(3)


















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