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+.TH "VPFILE" 1 "12-MAR-87" "Xerox (WRC)"
+.\" $Header: vpfile.n,v 1.1 87/04/01 13:56:08 ed Exp $
+.SH NAME
+vpfile - Enumerate type of files stored on XNS file servers
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B vpfile 
+[
+.B \-f
+] 
+.B file1 ... filen
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Vpfile
+enumerates the file type of the files named in \fIfile1\fR through
+\fIfilen\fR similar to \fIfile(1)\fR.
+.I Vpfile
+can also determine the file type of Viewpoint related files as stored on an
+XNS file server, either locally or remotely.
+.PP
+The arguments specified in \fIfile1\fR through \fIfilen\fR may specify either
+a local or remote file. Remote files may be specified in one
+of the following three forms, where host is a Clearinghouse name of the form 
+\fIobject:domain:organization\fR (domain and organization are optional):
+.nf
+       [host]filename
+       (host)filename
+       host:filename
+.fi
+.PP
+Credentials for accessing the remote service are determined either from the 
+environment variables XNSNAME and XNSPASSWD or, if not defined, by prompting
+the user.
+.PP
+The possible options are:
+.TP
+.B -f
+causes the FilingSubset Protocol to be used instead of Filing.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+Viewpointfiles(5N)
+.br
+Filing Protocol, \s8XSIS\s0 108605 (May 1986)
+.SH AUTHORS
+Ed Flint
+