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Index: head/usr.bin/getent/getent.1
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/getent/getent.1
+++ head/usr.bin/getent/getent.1
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 4, 2016
+.Dd October 24, 2020
.Dt GETENT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -103,6 +103,24 @@
.Ar database ,
or 3 if there is no support for enumeration on
.Ar database .
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Show entry for user sshd from the passwd database:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ getent passwd sshd
+sshd:*:22:22:Secure Shell Daemon:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Show entry for TCP from the protocols database:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ getent protocols tcp
+tcp 6 TCP
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Show entry for the localhost IPv6 address ::1 from the hosts database:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ getent hosts ::1
+::1 localhost localhost.my.domain
+.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getutxent 3 ,
.Xr ethers 5 ,
@@ -123,7 +141,4 @@
.Nx 3.0 ,
and was imported into
.Fx 7.0 .
-It was based on the command of the same name in
-.Tn Solaris
-and
-.Tn Linux .
+It was based on the command of the same name in Solaris and Linux.
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