gettable(ADMN)                  19 June 1992                  gettable(ADMN)


 Name

    gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host

 Syntax

    /etc/gettable [ -v ] host [ outfile ]

 Description

    gettable is a simple program used to obtain the NIC standard host tables
    from a ``nicname'' server.  The indicated host is queried for the tables.
    The tables, if retrieved, are placed in the file outfile or by default,
    hosts.txt.

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

    gettable operates by opening a TCP connection to the port indicated in
    the service specification for ``nicname''.  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(ADMN) program which
    converts the NIC standard file format to that used by the network library
    lookup routines.

 See also

    intro(SLIB), htable(ADMN), named(ADMN)