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diff --git a/source/n/portmap/slack-desc b/source/n/portmap/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc513849 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/n/portmap/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +portmap: portmap (a daemon to manage RPC connections) +portmap: +portmap: The portmapper (/sbin/rpc.portmap) is a network daemon used to manage +portmap: connections to RPC services. Daemons that offer RPC services (such +portmap: as the daemons for NFS) tell the portmapper on what port they listen. +portmap: Unlike the services registered with the inetd, RPC network port +portmap: numbers may change each time the system is booted. +portmap: +portmap: The portmapper is required to use NFS or other RPC services. +portmap: +portmap: |