HOSTS(5) libsocket Reference HOSTS(5)
NAME
hosts - the host name to IP address mapping file
DESCRIPTION
This file tells the host name resolver the IP address cor-
responding to each host name. This is useful if there is
no DNS server on the network. It can also be used if the
DNS server does not have a record for a particular host
name, but its IP address is known.
The file is a plain ASCII file. Comments are denoted by a
hash at the start of a line. Each line has the following
format:
(lt)IP address(gt) (lt)host name(gt)
e.g.
# hosts - host name to IP address translation file
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.2 gertrude
192.168.0.3 herbert
192.168.0.4 norman
There should always be a line refering to localhost. This
is the local computer, and is always accessible.
FILES
/etc/hosts (Linux), C:\WINDOWS\HOSTS (Windows)
SEE ALSO
libsocket 0.7 2 May 1998 1
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