gettable(1M)                                            gettable(1M)


       NAME
             gettable - get DoD Internet format host table from a host

       SYNOPSIS
             gettable [-v] host [file]

       DESCRIPTION
             The gettable command is a simple program used to obtain the
             DoD Internet host table from a hostname server.

       USAGE
             The indicated host is queried for the table.  The table, if
             retrieved, is placed in the file file, or, by default in the
             file hosts.txt.

             The -v option will only get the version number instead of the
             complete host table, and put the output in the file file, or,
             by default in the file hosts.ver.

             gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port
             indicated in the service specification for hostname.  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(1M)
             program, which converts the DoD Internet host table format to
             that used by the network library lookup routines.

       REFERENCES
             htable(1M)
             RFC 953

       NOTICES
             gettable should allow requests for only part of the data base.














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