usr/src/old/gettable/gettable.8

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.TH GETTABLE 8 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
gettable \- get NIC format host tables from a host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/gettable
[
.B \-v
]
.I host
[ outfile ]
.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
.I outfile
or by default,
.IR hosts.txt .
.PP
The
.B \-v
option will get just the version number instead of the complete host table
and put the output in the file
.I outfile
or by default,
.IR hosts.ver .
.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(3), htable(8), named(8)
.SH BUGS
If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host
name mapping,
.I gettable
would no longer be needed.
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	8	.\" distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
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	10	.\" University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
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	16	.\" @(#)gettable.8 6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
	17	.\"
	18	.TH GETTABLE 8 ""
	19	.UC 5
	20	.SH NAME
	21	gettable \- get NIC format host tables from a host
	22	.SH SYNOPSIS
	23	.B /etc/gettable
	24	[
	25	.B \-v
	26	]
	27	.I host
	28	[ outfile ]
	29	.SH DESCRIPTION
	30	.I Gettable
	31	is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard
	32	host tables from a ``nicname'' server. The indicated
	33	.I host
	34	is queried for the tables. The tables, if retrieved,
	35	are placed in the file
	36	.I outfile
	37	or by default,
	38	.IR hosts.txt .
	39	.PP
	40	The
	41	.B \-v
	42	option will get just the version number instead of the complete host table
	43	and put the output in the file
	44	.I outfile
	45	or by default,
	46	.IR hosts.ver .
	47	.PP
	48	.I Gettable
	49	operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated
	50	in the service specification for ``nicname''. A request
	51	is then made for ``ALL'' names and the resultant information
	52	is placed in the output file.
	53	.PP
	54	.I Gettable
	55	is best used in conjunction with the
	56	.IR htable (8)
	57	program which converts the NIC standard file format to
	58	that used by the network library lookup routines.
	59	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	60	intro(3), htable(8), named(8)
	61	.SH BUGS
	62	If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host
	63	name mapping,
	64	.I gettable
	65	would no longer be needed.