GETTABLE(8)               BSD System Manager's Manual              GETTABLE(8)

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 4.2BSD.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution       March 27, 1993                               1