networks File for NFS

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Purpose

Contains information about networks on the NFS Internet network.

Description

The /etc/networks file contains information regarding the known networks that make up the Internet network. The file has an entry for each network. Each entry consists of a single line with the following information:

  • Official network name
  • Network number
  • Aliases

Items are separated by any number of blanks or tab characters. A # (pound sign) indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines that search the file.

Note: This file is not supported by the operating system. However, if this file resides on your system, Network Information Services (NIS) software will create a map for it.

Files

Item Description
/etc/networks Specifies the path of the file.