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.\"	@(#)mkhosts.8	6.4 (Berkeley) 10/19/88
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.TH MKHOSTS 8 ""
.UC 6
.SH NAME
mkhosts \- generate hashed host table
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/mkhosts
[
.B \-v
]
hostfile
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mkhosts
is used to generated the hashed host database used by one version of the
library routines
.B gethostbyaddr()
and
.BR gethostbyname() .
It is not used if host name translation is performed by
.IR named (8).
If the
.B \-v
option is supplied, each host will be listed as it is added.
The file
.I hostfile
is usually /etc/hosts, and in any case
must be in the format of /etc/hosts (see hosts(5)).
.I Mkhosts
will generate database files named
.I hostfile.pag
and
.I hostfile.dir.
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.
.I Mkhosts
will exit with a non-zero exit code if any errors are detected.
.SH FILES
.ta \w'hostfile.new.dir    'u
\fIhostfile\fR.pag	- real database filenames
.br
\fIhostfile\fR.dir
.br
\fIhostfile\fR.new.pag	- temporary database filenames
.br
\fIhostfile\fR.new.dir
.SH SEE ALSO
gethostbyname(3), gettable(8), hosts(5), htable(8), named(8)