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.\"     @(#)gettable.8	6.5 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
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.Dd March 16, 1991
.Dt GETTABLE 8
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm gettable
.Nd get
.Tn NIC
format host tables from a host 
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm gettable
.Op Fl v
.Ar host
.Op Ar outfile
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Gettable
is a simple program used to obtain the
.Tn NIC
standard
host tables from a
.Dq nicname
server.  The indicated
.Ar host
is queried for the tables.  The tables, if retrieved,
are placed in the file
.Ar outfile
or by default,
.Pa hosts.txt .
.Pp
Available option:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl v
Get just the version number instead of the complete host table
and put the output in the file
.Ar outfile
or by default,
.Pa hosts.ver .
.El
.Pp
.Nm Gettable
operates by opening a
.Tn TCP
connection to the port indicated
in the service specification for ``nicname''.  A request
is then made for
.Dq ALL
names and the resultant information
is placed in the output file.
.Pp
.Nm Gettable
is best used in conjunction with the
.Xr htable 8
program which converts the
.Tn NIC
standard file format to
that used by the network library lookup routines.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr intro 3 ,
.Xr htable 8 ,
.Xr named 8
.Sh BUGS
If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host
name mapping,
.Nm gettable
would no longer be needed.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .
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	21	.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
	22	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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	24	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
	25	.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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	29	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	30	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	31	.\"
	32	.\" @(#)gettable.8 6.5 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
	33	.\"
	34	.Dd March 16, 1991
	35	.Dt GETTABLE 8
	36	.Os BSD 4.2
	37	.Sh NAME
	38	.Nm gettable
	39	.Nd get
	40	.Tn NIC
	41	format host tables from a host
	42	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	43	.Nm gettable
	44	.Op Fl v
	45	.Ar host
	46	.Op Ar outfile
	47	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	48	.Nm Gettable
	49	is a simple program used to obtain the
	50	.Tn NIC
	51	standard
	52	host tables from a
	53	.Dq nicname
	54	server. The indicated
	55	.Ar host
	56	is queried for the tables. The tables, if retrieved,
	57	are placed in the file
	58	.Ar outfile
	59	or by default,
	60	.Pa hosts.txt .
	61	.Pp
	62	Available option:
	63	.Bl -tag -width Ds
	64	.It Fl v
65	Get just the version number instead of the complete host table
66	and put the output in the file
67	.Ar outfile
68	or by default,
69	.Pa hosts.ver .
70	.El
71	.Pp
72	.Nm Gettable
73	operates by opening a
74	.Tn TCP
75	connection to the port indicated
76	in the service specification for ``nicname''. A request
77	is then made for
78	.Dq ALL
79	names and the resultant information
80	is placed in the output file.
81	.Pp
82	.Nm Gettable
83	is best used in conjunction with the
84	.Xr htable 8
85	program which converts the
86	.Tn NIC
87	standard file format to
88	that used by the network library lookup routines.
89	.Sh SEE ALSO
90	.Xr intro 3 ,
91	.Xr htable 8 ,
92	.Xr named 8
93	.Sh BUGS
94	If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host
95	name mapping,
96	.Nm gettable
97	would no longer be needed.
98	.Sh HISTORY
99	The
100	.Nm
101	command appeared in
102	.Bx 4.2 .