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[989]10.TH "LMHOSTS" "5" "10/25/2016" "Samba 4\&.4" "File Formats and Conventions"
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30.SH "NAME"
31lmhosts \- The Samba NetBIOS hosts file
32.SH "SYNOPSIS"
33.PP
34lmhosts
35is the
36\fBsamba\fR(7)
37NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file\&.
38.SH "DESCRIPTION"
39.PP
40This file is part of the
41\fBsamba\fR(7)
42suite\&.
43.PP
44lmhosts
45is the
46\fISamba \fR
47NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file\&. It is very similar to the
48/etc/hosts
49file format, except that the hostname component must correspond to the NetBIOS naming format\&.
50.SH "FILE FORMAT"
51.PP
52It is an ASCII file containing one line for NetBIOS name\&. The two fields on each line are separated from each other by white space\&. Any entry beginning with \*(Aq#\*(Aq is ignored\&. Each line in the lmhosts file contains the following information: