diff --git a/share/Makefile b/share/Makefile
index 9eec20e0d7c4..5763c3e757a7 100644
--- a/share/Makefile
+++ b/share/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 # XXX BROKEN LINKS:	doc
 # XXX BROKEN TEMP:	man mk
-SUBDIR=	dict me misc skel tabset termcap tmac zoneinfo
+SUBDIR=	dict examples me misc skel tabset termcap tmac zoneinfo
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/share/examples/Makefile b/share/examples/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eadac571d6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#	$Id$
+#
+# Doing a make install builds /usr/share/examples
+#
+all clean cleandir depend lint tags:
+
+DIRS=sunrpc etc
+
+# Define SHARED to indicate whether you want symbolic links to the system
+# source (``symlinks''), or a separate copy (``copies''); (latter useful
+# in environments where it's not possible to keep /sys publicly readable)
+SHARED?=	copies
+
+beforeinstall: ${SHARED}
+
+copies:
+	@echo installing ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@-mkdir ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@tar cf - ${DIRS} | \
+		(cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples; tar xpfB -);
+	@chown -R ${BINOWN}.${BINGRP} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@chmod -R a-w ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+
+symlinks:
+	@echo installing symlinks in ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@-mkdir ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@-for a in ${DIRS}; do \
+		ln -s ${.CURDIR}/$$a ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples; \
+	done
+	@chown ${BINOWN}.${BINGRP} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+	@chmod -R a-w ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
+
+		
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/host.conf b/share/examples/etc/host.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c82560a1fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/etc/host.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# $Id: host.conf,v 1.2 1993/11/07 01:02:57 wollman Exp $
+# Default is to use the nameserver first
+bind
+# If that doesn't work, then try the /etc/hosts file
+hosts
+# If you have YP/NIS configured, uncomment the next line
+# nis