{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "rpc",
    "section": "5",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/rpc/5/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-06T05:09:02Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "rpc - RPC program number data base\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "/etc/rpc",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The  rpc  file contains user readable names that can be used in place of RPC program numbers.\nEach line has the following information:\n\n•  name of server for the RPC program\n•  RPC program number\n•  aliases\n\nItems are separated by any number of blanks and/or tab characters.  A '#' indicates  the  be‐\nginning  of  a comment; characters from the '#' to the end of the line are not interpreted by\nroutines which search the file.\n\nHere is an example of the /etc/rpc file from the Sun RPC Source distribution.\n\n#\n# rpc 88/08/01 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.12   88/02/07 SMI\n#\nportmapper      100000  portmap sunrpc\nrstatd          100001  rstat rstatsvc rup perfmeter\nrusersd         100002  rusers\nnfs             100003  nfsprog\nypserv          100004  ypprog\nmountd          100005  mount showmount\nypbind          100007\nwalld           100008  rwall shutdown\nyppasswdd       100009  yppasswd\netherstatd      100010  etherstat\nrquotad         100011  rquotaprog quota rquota\nsprayd          100012  spray\n3270mapper     100013\nrjemapper      100014\nselectionsvc   100015  selnsvc\ndatabasesvc    100016\nrexd            100017  rex\nalis            100018\nsched           100019\nllockmgr        100020\nnlockmgr        100021\nx25.inr         100022\nstatmon         100023\nstatus          100024\nbootparam       100026\nypupdated       100028  ypupdate\nkeyserv         100029  keyserver\ntfsd            100037\nnsed            100038\nnsemntd         100039\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/rpc\nRPC program number data base\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "getrpcent(3)\n\nLinux man-pages 6.7                          2023-10-31                                       rpc(5)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "rpc - RPC program number data base",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "getrpcent",
            "section": "3",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/getrpcent/3/json"
        }
    ]
}