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.TH GETTABLE 8C "4 March 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
gettable \- get NIC format host tables from a host 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/gettable
.I host
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Gettable
is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard
host tables from a ``nicname'' server.  The indicated
.I host
is queried for the tables.  The tables, if retrieved,
are placed in the file
.IR hosts.txt .
.PP
.I Gettable
operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated
in the service specification for ``nicname''.  A request
is then made for ``ALL'' names and the resultant information
is placed in the output file.
.PP
.I Gettable
is best used in conjunction with the
.IR htable (8)
program which converts the NIC standard file format to
that used by the network library lookup routines.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
intro(3N),
htable(8)
.SH BUGS
Should allow requests for only part of the database.
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47e1b422 C	1	.TH GETTABLE 8C "4 March 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	gettable \- get NIC format host tables from a host
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B /etc/gettable
	7	.I host
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Gettable
	10	is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard
	11	host tables from a ``nicname'' server. The indicated
	12	.I host
	13	is queried for the tables. The tables, if retrieved,
	14	are placed in the file
	15	.IR hosts.txt .
	16	.PP
	17	.I Gettable
	18	operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated
	19	in the service specification for ``nicname''. A request
	20	is then made for ``ALL'' names and the resultant information
	21	is placed in the output file.
	22	.PP
	23	.I Gettable
	24	is best used in conjunction with the
	25	.IR htable (8)
	26	program which converts the NIC standard file format to
	27	that used by the network library lookup routines.
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	intro(3N),
	30	htable(8)
	31	.SH BUGS
	32	Should allow requests for only part of the database.