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+'\" te
+.\"  Copyright 1989 AT&T  Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement  specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\" Copyright (C) 2000, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
+.TH SERVICES 5 "Feb 25, 2017"
+.SH NAME
+services \- Internet services and aliases
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+.nf
+\fB/etc/inet/services\fR
+.fi
+
+.LP
+.nf
+\fB/etc/services\fR
+.fi
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fBservices\fR file  is a local source of information regarding each
+service available through the Internet. The \fBservices\fR file can be used in
+conjunction with or instead of other services sources, including the \fBNIS\fR
+map "services.byname".  Programs use the
+\fBgetservbyname\fR(3SOCKET) routines to access this information.
+.sp
+.LP
+The \fBservices\fR file contains an entry for each service. Each entry has the
+form:
+.sp
+.in +2
+.nf
+\fIservice-name   port\fR/\fIprotocol   aliases\fR
+.fi
+.in -2
+
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fB\fIservice-name\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 17n
+This is the official Internet service name.
+.RE
+
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fB\fIport\fR/\fIprotocol\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 17n
+This field is composed of the port number and protocol through which the
+service is provided, for instance, \fB512/tcp\fR.
+.RE
+
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fB\fIaliases\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 17n
+This is a list of alternate names by which the service might be requested.
+.RE
+
+.sp
+.LP
+Fields can be separated by any number of \fBSPACE\fR and/or \fBTAB\fR
+characters. A number sign (\fB#\fR) indicates the beginning of a comment; any
+characters that follow the comment character up to the end of the line are not
+interpreted by routines which search the file.
+.sp
+.LP
+Service names may contain any printable character other than a field delimiter,
+a \fBNEWLINE\fR, or a comment character.
+.sp
+.LP
+Any changes to a port assignment do not affect the actual port registration of
+the service.
+.SH FILES
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fB\fB/etc/nsswitch.conf\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 22n
+configuration file for name-service switch
+.RE
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+.BR getservbyname (3SOCKET),
+.BR inetd.conf (5),
+.BR nsswitch.conf (5)
+.SH NOTES
+.LP
+\fB/etc/inet/services\fR is the official SVR4 name of the \fBservices\fR file.
+The symbolic link \fB/etc/services\fR exists for \fBBSD\fR compatibility.