# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat8/mkhosts.0

    MKHOSTS(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	       MKHOSTS(8)

    NAME
         mkhosts - generate hashed host table

    SYNOPSIS
         /usr/sbin/mkhosts [ -v ] hostfile

    DESCRIPTION
         Mkhosts is used to generated the hashed host database used
         by one version of the library routines gethostbyaddr() and
         gethostbyname().  It is not used if host name translation is
         performed by named(8).  If the -v option is supplied, each
         host will be listed as it is added.  The file hostfile is
         usually /etc/hosts, and in any case must be in the format of
         /etc/hosts (see hosts(5)).  Mkhosts will generate database
         files named hostfile.pag and 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.
         Mkhosts will exit with a non-zero exit code if any errors
         are detected.

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

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

    Printed 11/26/99	  May 23, 1986				1

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