RPC(5)

NAME
rpc - rpc program number data base

SYNOPSIS
/etc/rpc

DESCRIPTION
The rpc file contains user readable names that can be used in place of rpc program numbers. Each line has the following information: name number aliases Where name is the name of the server for the rpc program, number is the rpc program number, and aliases are other command names that map to name. Items are separated by blanks or tabs. A # indicates the beginning of a comment; characters following the # up to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines that search the file.

The following is an example of an rpc file:
rstatd    100001    rstat rup perfmeter
rusersd    100002    rusers
nfs    100003    nfsprog
ypserv    100004    ypprog
mountd    100005    mount showmount
ypbind    100007
walld    100008    rwall shutdown
yppasswdd    100009    yppasswd
ethersstatd    100010    etherstat
rquotad    100011    rquotaprog quota rquota
sprayd    100012    spray
selection_svc    100014    selnsvc

FILES
/etc/rpc

SEE ALSO
getrpcent(3N)