gettable(1M)
NAME
gettable - get DoD Internet format host table from a host
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/gettable host
DESCRIPTION
gettable is a simple program used to obtain the DoD Internet
host table from a "hostname" server. The specified host is
queried for the table. The table is placed in the file
hosts.txt.
gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port
indicated in the service specification for "hostname". A
request is then made for all names and the resultant infor-
mation is placed in the output file.
gettable is best used in conjunction with the htable(1M)
program which converts the DoD Internet host table format to
that used by the network library lookup routines.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWnisu |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
htable(1M), attributes(5) Harrenstien, Ken, Mary Stahl, and
Elizabeth Feinler, HOSTNAME Server, RFC 953, Network Infor-
mation Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, California,
October 1985.
NOTES
Should allow requests for only part of the database.
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