NICTABLE(ADM) UNIX System V
Name
nictable - process NIC database into channel/domain tables
Syntax
/usr/mmdf/table/nictable -[CDT] [-d domain] [-s service] [-t
transport]
Description
nictable is the tool responsible for taking the hosts.txt
table supplied by the SRI Network Information Center and
creating domain and channel tables.
The -C option causes the program to generate a channel table
on the standard output. The -D option creates a domain
table. This option should be combined with the -d option
explained below to state which domain table you are
building. The -T option creates a ``top'' or ``rootdomain''
table. No trailing domain spec is removed from the LHS
entry.
There are several options for further restricting the number
of hosts chosen. The -d domain option states that only
hosts in the domain specified should be output. An
exception to this is when -d is combined with -T. In this
case, all entries will be output EXCEPT for those in the
domain specified. The intention is that you grap all of one
domain with -D, and then grab everybody else with -T. The
-s service option states that only hosts that are listed as
supporting the service specified should be output. The -t
transport option is like -s except it states that only hosts
supporting the transport protocol specified should be
considered.
Typical usage involves two or three invocations:
nictable -C < /etc/hosts.txt > smtpchannel
nictable -D -d ARPA < /etc/hosts.txt > arpadomain
(and optionally)
nictable -T -d ARPA < /etc/hosts.txt > rootdomain
Value Added
nictable is an extension of AT&T System V provided by the
Santa Cruz Operation.
(printed 2/15/90) NICTABLE(ADM)