GETTABLE
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BSD 4.2
NAME
gettable
- get
NIC
format host tables from a host
SYNOPSIS
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
Available option:
- -v
-
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(3),
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.
HISTORY
The
gettable
command appeared in
BSD 4.2
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- SYNOPSIS
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- SEE ALSO
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- BUGS
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