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

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     compatibility.

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