can be any printable characters excluding space and tab.
However, a conservative choice of characters should be used to minimize
compatibility problems.
-E.g., a\-z, 0\-9, and hyphen (\-) would seem a
+For example, a\-z, 0\-9, and hyphen (\-) would seem a
sensible choice.
Lines not matching this format should not be present in the
.BR inetd (8)
Assigned Numbers RFC, most recently RFC\ 1700, (AKA STD0002).
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