NAME

bcs_cat − Print all available password, group, host, network, protocol, or service file information

SYNOPSIS

/etc/bcs_cat group
/etc/bcs_cat hosts
/etc/bcs_cat networks
/etc/bcs_cat passwd
/etc/bcs_cat protocols
/etc/bcs_cat services

DESCRIPTION

bcs_cat provides Yellow Pages-like support to allow users full access to information stored in the /etc/group, /etc/hosts, /etc/networks, /etc/passwd, /etc/protocols, and /etc/services databases.  The command’s operation is independent of whether a CX system supports the NFS-oriented Yellow Pages.  If a CX system does support Yellow Pages, then bcs_cat will access Yellow Pages for information.  When passed one of the arguments, group, hosts, networks, passwd, protocols, or services, the command will print the entire contents of that requested database to standard output.  One of the arguments must be given with the command otherwise an error message will be produced.  The function can only operate on one argument at a time. 

NOTE

bcs_cat is defined in the Binary Compatibility Standard (BCS).  BCS describes the use of the group and passwd arguments.  Use of the hosts, networks, protocols, and services arguments are described in the BCS Networking Supplement. 

FILES

/etc/group, /etc/hosts, /etc/networks, /etc/passwd, /etc/protocols, /etc/services

SEE ALSO

bcs_match(1), gethostbyaddr(3N), gethostbyname(3N), getnetbyname(3N), getnetbyaddr(3N), getprotobyname(3N), getprotobynumber(3N), getservbyname(3N), getservbyport(3N), group(4), hosts(4C), networks(4C), passwd(4), protocols(4C), services(4C), svcorder(4C)

CX/UX User’s Reference Manual