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1 WAISSEARCH_$
SYNOPSIS
waissearch [\-h host-machine] [\-p service-or-port] [\-d database] word
word...
DESCRIPTION
Part of the Wide Area Information Server system.
waissearch makes a WAIS request over TCP/IP.
2 Parameters
-h host-machine
Server machine name as a IP name. Defaults to local machine.
-p [ service-or-port ]
Use this port to communicate. If it is not supplied, then z39_50
is used from the services file.
-d database
The database to use in the query. By convention, many servers
support the INFO database.
-v
Print the version number and date of this command.
2 EXAMPLE
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