4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat8/gettable.0

GETTABLE(8C)                                                      GETTABLE(8C)


NAME
       gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/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        May 22, 1986                     GETTABLE(8C)