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networks(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual networks(4) NAME networks - Contains network name information SYNOPSIS /etc/networks DESCRIPTION The networks file contains information about the known networks that comprise the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Inter- net. Each network is represented by a single line in the networks file. The format for the entries in the networks file is as follows: Name Number Aliases The fields contain the following: The official network name. The net- work number. The unofficial names used for the network. Items on a line are separated by one or more spaces or tab characters. Comments begin with a # (number sign). Routines that search the net- works file do not interpret characters from the beginning of a comment to the end of that line. Network numbers are specified in dotted-deci- mal notation. A network name can contain any printable character ex- cept a field delimiter, newline character, or comment character (#). The networks file is normally created from the official network data- base maintained at the Network Information Center (NIC). The file may need to be modified locally to include unofficial aliases or unknown networks. RELATED INFORMATION Commands: route(8) Functions: getnetbyaddr(3), getnetbyname(3), getnetent(3) delim off networks(4)