GNU/Linux |
Debian 6.0.0(Squeeze) |
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networks(5) |
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networks − network name information
The file /etc/networks is a plain ASCII file that describes known DARPA networks and symbolic names for these networks. Each line represents a network and has the following structure:
name number aliases ...
where the fields are delimited by spaces or tabs. Empty lines are ignored. If a line contains a hash mark (#), the hash mark and the remaining part of the line are ignored.
The field descriptions are:
name |
The symbolic name for the network. | ||
number |
The official number for this network in dotted-decimal notation. The trailing ".0" may be omitted. |
aliases
Optional aliases for the network.
This file is read by route or netstat utilities. Only Class A, B or C networks are supported, partitioned networks (i.e. network/26 or network/28) are not supported by this facility.
/etc/networks
The networks definition file.
getnetbyaddr(3), getnetbyname(3), getnetent(3), route(8), netstat(8)
This page is part of release 3.27 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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