Hello Lisi,
I am not sure about your question.
But I guess that part of the answer holds in what is meant by space:
' ' or '\t'
In `/etc/services', '\t' is used but not ' ': try
cat -A /etc/services
to see that.
Given that,
cat /etc/services
gives an aligned port/protocol column.
Jerome
On 12/03/11 15:48, Lisi wrote:
In an /etc/services file, why are some port/protocol entries inset more than
others?
The obvious answer would be: because the names are longer and the entry
therefore needs more space. But that doesn't work. E.g. the two entries for
gds_ub (one for tcp, and one for udp) are indented the extra space, but the
two entries for radmin-port are not indented the extra space even though they
are longer names.
So - why is info on some entries inset more than that on others?
I realise that the answer may be totally trivial, but I am checking in case it
has meaning or even is important.
Lisi
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