HOSTS(5)                 Series 300 Only                 HOSTS(5)

     NAME
          hosts - host name data base

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
          Level:    HP-UX/NON-STANDARD

          Origin:   UCB

          Remarks:  Implemented on the Series 300 only.

     DESCRIPTION
          This file associates internet addresses with  official  host
          names and aliases.  This allows a user to refer to a host by
          a mneumonic name instead of an internet address.

          Note: Some services require host information to be contained
          in this file.

          For each host a single  line  should  be  present  with  the
          following information:

               <internet address> <official host name> <aliases>

          Aliases are other names under which a host  is  also  known.
          They  can  substitute  for  the  official  host name in most
          commands.  For example:

               192.45.36.5    hpdxsg    testhost

          So, in this example, users can remote  login  to  hpdxsg  by
          using the command:

               rlogin testhost

          instead of

               rlogin hpdxsg

          A line cannot start with a space.  Items  are  separated  by
          any number of blanks and/or tab characters.  A `#' indicates
          the beginning of a comment; characters from the  `#'  up  to
          the  end  of  the line are not interpreted by routines which
          search the file.  Trailing blanks or tabs are allowed at the
          end of a line.

          For the DARPA Internet network this file is normally created
          from  the  official host data base maintained at the Network
          Information Control Center (NIC), although local changes may
          be  required  to  bring  it  up to date regarding unofficial
          aliases and/or unknown hosts.

          Network addresses are specified in the conventional internet

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          `.' notation using the inet_addr() routine from the internet
          address manipulation  library,  inet(3N).   Host  names  may
          contain  any  printable  character other than a white space,
          newline, or comment character.

     EXAMPLES

          See /etc/hosts.

     SEE ALSO
          gethostent(3N).

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