services

 

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 File Formats                                          services(4)
 
 
 


NAME
      services - Internet services and aliases
 


SYNOPSIS
      /etc/inet/services
 
      /etc/services
 


DESCRIPTION
      The services file  is a local source of information  regard-
      ing  each  service  available through the Internet. The ser-
      vices file can be used in conjunction  with  or  instead  of
      other    services    sources,   including   the   NIS   maps
      "services.byname" and the NIS+ table "services."
       Programs use the getservbyname(3SOCKET) routines to  access
      this information.
 
      The services file contains an entry for each  service.  Each
      entry has the form:
 
      service-name   port/protocol   aliases
 
      service-name
            This is the official Internet service name.
 
      port/protocol
            This field is composed of the port number and protocol
            through  which  the service is provided (for instance,
            512/tcp).
 
      aliases
            This is a list of alternate names by which the service
            might be requested.
 
      Fields can be separated by any number of  SPACE  and/or  TAB
      characters. A `#' (number sign) indicates the beginning of a
      comment; characters up to the end of the line are not inter-
      preted by routines which search the file.
 
      Service names may contain any printable character other than
      a field delimiter, NEWLINE, or comment character.
 


FILES
      /etc/nsswitch.conf"
            configuration file for name-service switch
 


SEE ALSO
      getservbyname(3SOCKET), inetd.conf(4), nsswitch.conf(4)
 


NOTES
      /etc/inet/services is the official SVR4 name of the services
      file.   The  symbolic  link  /etc/services  exists  for  BSD
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 22 Feb 1994                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 File Formats                                          services(4)
 
 
 
      compatibility.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 22 Feb 1994                    2
 
 
 

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