ultrix man page for makehosts

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

Name
       MAKEHOSTS - make symbolic links to hosts

Syntax
       /usr/hosts/MAKEHOSTS

Description
       The  command creates symbolic links to the command for each of the hosts as defined in the file.  If the file does not exist, then the com-
       mand creates the links for each of the hosts listed in the local file.  The resulting symbolic links populate the directory.

       The symbolic links are a convenience that allows users to type the name of a remote host on the network to log into that host.	For  exam-
       ple, the following command logs you into a remote host called
       # chicago
       If  you do not create the symbolic links, you must use the command to log into a remote host.  For example, to log into a remote host named
       type:
       # rlogin chicago

See Also
       rlogin(1c), rsh(1c), hosts(5), svc.conf(5)

4th Berkeley Distribution													      MAKEHOSTS(8)