MKHOSTS(8)                                                          MKHOSTS(8)



NAME
       mkhosts - generate hashed host table

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/mkhosts [ -v ] hostfile

DESCRIPTION
       _M_k_h_o_s_t_s  is used to generated the hashed host database used by one ver‐
       sion of the library routines gethostbyaddr() and  gethostbyname().   It
       is  not used if host name translation is performed by _n_a_m_e_d(8).  If the
       -v option is supplied, each host will be listed as it  is  added.   The
       file  _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e  is  usually  /etc/hosts, and in any case must be in the
       format of /etc/hosts (see hosts(5)).  _M_k_h_o_s_t_s  will  generate  database
       files  named  _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e_._p_a_g and _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e_._d_i_r_.  The new database is build
       in a set of temporary files and only replaces the real database if  the
       new  one  is  built  without errors.  _M_k_h_o_s_t_s will exit with a non-zero
       exit code if any errors are detected.

FILES
       _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e.pag        - real database filenames
       _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e.dir
       _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e.new.pag    - temporary database filenames
       _h_o_s_t_f_i_l_e.new.dir

SEE ALSO
       gethostbyname(3), gettable(8), hosts(5), htable(8), named(8)



4.3 Berkeley Distribution        May 23, 1986                       MKHOSTS(8)