gettable(8) [bsd man page]

GETTABLE(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       GETTABLE(8)

NAME

       gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/gettable [ -v ] host [ outfile ]

DESCRIPTION

       Gettable  is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard host tables from a ``nicname'' server.  The indicated host is queried for the
       tables.	The tables, if retrieved, are placed in the file outfile or by default, hosts.txt.

       The -v option will get just the version number instead of the complete host table and put the output in the file  outfile  or  by  default,
       hosts.ver.

       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.

       Gettable is best used in conjunction with the htable(8) program which converts the NIC standard file format to that  used  by  the  network
       library lookup routines.

SEE ALSO

       intro(3N), htable(8), named(8)

BUGS

       If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well as host name mapping, gettable would no longer be needed.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					 November 17, 1996						       GETTABLE(8)

gettable(1M)						  System Administration Commands					      gettable(1M)

NAME

       gettable - get DoD Internet format host table from a host

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/gettable host

DESCRIPTION

       gettable  is  a	simple program used to obtain the DoD Internet host table from a "hostname" server. The specified  host is queried for the
       table. The table is placed in the file hosts.txt.

       gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated in the service specification for "hostname". A request is then made for
       all names and the resultant information is placed in the output file.

       gettable is best used in conjunction with the htable(1M) program which converts the DoD Internet host table format to that used by the net-
       work library lookup routines.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWnisu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       htable(1M), attributes(5) Harrenstien, Ken, Mary Stahl, and Elizabeth Feinler,  HOSTNAME Server, RFC 953, Network Information  Center,  SRI
       International, Menlo Park, California, October 1985.

NOTES

       Should allow requests for only part of the database.

SunOS 5.11							    14 Sep 1992 						      gettable(1M)