HOST(1c,C)                  AIX TCP/IP User's Guide                  HOST(1c,C)



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host



PURPOSE

Resolves a host name into an Internet address.

SYNTAX


host --- hostname ---|


DESCRIPTION

The host command determines the Internet address of the specified host.  If
host finds the address, host displays it in both dotted decimal and aliased
name formats.

If the local host is using the DOMAIN protocol, the local or remote nameserver
database is queried before searching the local /etc/hosts file.

PARAMETERS

hostname
    Can be either a unique host name or a well-known host name like nameserver,
    printserver, or timeserver.

EXAMPLES

To display the address of "host2":

  $ host host2
  host2 is 192.100.13.5  Aliases:   host2.abc, host2.xyz
  $ _

FILES

/etc/hosts          Defines the name-to-address map table.

/etc/resolv.conf    Defines the nameserver.

RELATED INFORMATION

In this book:  "named."








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