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WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111)))) TTTThhhhiiiinnnnkkkkiiiinnnngggg MMMMaaaacccchhhhiiiinnnneeeessss ((((TTTThhhhuuuu FFFFeeeebbbb 22220000 1111999999992222)))) WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
waissearch - Simple shell user interface for making WAIS
requests
SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
waissearch [-h host-machine] [-p [service-or-port]] [-d
database] [-m max-results] word word...
DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
Part of the Wide Area Information Server system.
waissearch makes a WAIS request over TCP/IP.
OOOOPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS
----hhhh _h_o_s_t-_m_a_c_h_i_n_e
Server machine name as a IP name. Defaults to
local machine.
----pppp [ _s_e_r_v_i_c_e-_o_r-_p_o_r_t ]
Use this port to communicate. If it is not
supplied, then z39_50 is used from the services
file.
----mmmm _m_a_x-_r_e_s_u_l_t_s
Set the maximum number of results returned for a
query. Default is 40.
----dddd _d_a_t_a_b_a_s_e
The database to use in the query. By convention,
many servers support the INFO database.
----vvvv Print the version number and date of this command.
EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEE
to query the directory of servers about tcp servers:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d directory-of-servers \
-p 210 tcp
to ask what tcp databases are supported on a particular server:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d INFO -p 210 tcp
to ask for information on a database:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d directory-of-servers \
-p 210 help
SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
waisserver(1), waisindex(1), waisq(1), xwais(1), xwaisq(1)
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WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111)))) TTTThhhhiiiinnnnkkkkiiiinnnngggg MMMMaaaacccchhhhiiiinnnneeeessss ((((TTTThhhhuuuu FFFFeeeebbbb 22220000 1111999999992222)))) WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))
Wide Area Information Servers Concepts by Brewster Kahle.
Brewster@think.com
DDDDIIIIAAAAGGGGNNNNOOOOSSSSTTTTIIIICCCCSSSS
The diagnostics produced by the waissearch are meant to be
self-explanatory.
BBBBUUUUGGGGSSSS
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