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.TH ipnodes 4 "15 Aug 2006" "SunOS 5.11" "File Formats"
.SH NAME
ipnodes \- symbolic link to hosts database
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/etc/inet/ipnodes\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBipnodes\fR file is now a symbolic link to the \fB/etc/hosts\fR file. See
\fBhosts\fR(4). In prior releases of the Solaris operating system,
\fBipnodes\fR was a local database distinct from \fBhosts\fR. The man page for
a given Solaris release describes the \fBipnodes\fR file for that release.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBhosts\fR(4)