showsvcs(PADM)                06 January 1993                 showsvcs(PADM)


 Name

    showsvcs - monitor and/or validate network names, addresses, and services

 Syntax

    showsvcs [-a servername] [-g servertype] [-n servertype]

 Description

    showsvcs allows network and system administrators to monitor and/or vali-
    date network names, addresses, and services. Depending on the option
    specified, it lists addresses of specified servers, or lists the names of
    servers of a specified type, or lists the name and address of the nearest
    server offering a specified service.

    showsvcs queries the Service Advertising Protocol Daemon (SAPD). In the
    event that network routers or SAPD (local or remote) fail, network ser-
    vices are either not reported or reported incompletely. showsvcs can be
    used as a diagnostic tool to monitor the operation of SAP daemons.

    showsvcs options are interpreted as follows:

    -a servername   specifies that the addresses of the services offered by
                     the specified server should be listed.  Note that
                     because the given server may advertise more than one set
                     of services, this option may report a list of addresses.

    -g servertype   specifies that information about servers offering the
                     specified type of service should be listed.  A server
                     type of FFFF serves as a wildcard, listing all servers
                     known to the host on which the command was issued.

    -n servertype   specifies that information about the nearest server of-
                     fering the specified service should be listed

    When invoked without options, showsvcs lists all servers known to the
    host on which the command was issued.  This is equivalent to invoking
    showsvcs with the -g FFFF option.

 See also

    track(PADM)

 Standards conformance

    showsvcs is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an exten-
    sion of AT&T System V provided by the Santa Cruz Operation.