nsquery(1M)                   UNIX System V(RFS)                    nsquery(1M)


NAME
      nsquery - Remote File Sharing name server query

SYNOPSIS
      nsquery [-h] [name]

DESCRIPTION
      nsquery provides information about resources available to the host from
      both the local domain and from other domains.  All resources are
      reported, regardless of whether the host is authorized to access them.
      When used with no options, nsquery identifies all resources in the domain
      that have been advertised as sharable.  A report on selected resources
      can be obtained by specifying name, where name is:

      nodename         The report will include only those resources available
                       from nodename.

      domain.          The report will include only those resources available
                       from domain.

      domain.nodename  The report will include only those resources available
                       from domain.nodename.

      When the name does not include the delimiter ".", it will be interpreted
      as a nodename within the local domain. If the name ends with a delimiter
      ".", it will be interpreted as a domain name.

      The information contained in the report on each resource includes its
      advertised name (domain.resource), the read/write permissions, the server
      (nodename.domain) that advertised the resource, and a brief textual
      description.

      When -h is used, the header is not printed.

      A remote domain must be listed in your rfmaster file in order to query
      that domain.

EXIT STATUS
      If no entries are found when nsquery is executed, the report header is
      printed.

SEE ALSO
      adv(1M), unadv(1M), rfmaster(4)

NOTES
      If your host cannot contact the domain name server, an error message will
      be sent to standard error.







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