.TH protocols "" "" "System Administration"
.PC "Name communications protocols"
.B /etc/protocols
.PP
.II /etc/protocols
The file
.B /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:
.IP \(bu 0.3i
The protocol's official name.
.IP \(bu
Its number.
.IP \(bu
Aliases, if any, for the protocol name.
.PP
Any text that follows the character `#' is comment, and is ignored by
any program that reads this file.
.PP
For example:
.DM
	icmp   1    ICMP    # internet control message protocol
	ggp    3    GGP     # gateway-gateway protocol
	tcp    6    TCP     # transmission control protocol
.DE
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "Administering COHERENT," administe
.Xr "hosts," hosts
.Xr "hosts.equiv," hosts.equi
.Xr "inetd.conf," inetd.conf
.Xr "networks," networks
.Xr "services" services

