STDHOSTS(1,C)               AIX Commands Reference                STDHOSTS(1,C)



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stdhosts



PURPOSE

Converts a network hosts file into a standard format.

SYNTAX


            +------------+
stdhosts ---|            |---|
            +- filename -+


Warning: See restrictions, Chapter 18, AIX Programming Tools and Interfaces.

DESCRIPTION

The stdhosts command converts a network hosts file such as /etc/hosts into a
standard format.  It does so by eliminating lines which may confuse certain
older applications.  Lines that are deleted include blank lines, comment lines
and lines with no host names defined.

The input file can be specified on the command line (filename) or taken from
standard input.  The resulting file is written to standard output.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the hosts file format description in the AIX TCP/IP Users Guide.























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