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Old 22nd January 2010
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Excuse me, I had checked FreeBSDs manuals instead (having been logged in from a FBSD box) :-P

Quote:
Originally Posted by hosts(5)

NAME
hosts -- host name data base

DESCRIPTION
The hosts file contains information regarding the known hosts on the net-
work. It can be used in conjunction with DNS, and the NIS maps
`hosts.byaddr' and `hosts.byname', as controlled by nsswitch.conf(5).
For each host a single line should be present with the following informa-
tion:

Internet address
official host name
aliases
....
Quote:
Originally Posted by networks(5)
NAME
networks -- network name data base

DESCRIPTION
The networks file contains information regarding the known networks which
comprise the DARPA Internet. For each network a single line should be
present with the following information:
....

+1 for the tieres... hehe, sorry for the fool question
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