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protocols -- System Administration Name communications protocols /etc/protocols The file /etc/protocols describes the Internet protocols that your local host recognizes. Each line within this file describes one protocol. A description consists of the following fields: -> The protocol's official name. -> Its number. -> Aliases, if any, for the protocol name. Any text that follows the character `#' is comment, and is ignored by any program that reads this file. For example: icmp 1 ICMP # internet control message protocol ggp 3 GGP # gateway-gateway protocol tcp 6 TCP # transmission control protocol See Also Administering COHERENT, hosts, hosts.equiv, inetd.conf, networks, services