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gettable(1M)
get DoD Internet format host table from a host
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
gettable - get DoD Internet format host table from a host
SYNOPSIS
gettable host
DESCRIPTION
gettable is a simple program used to obtain the DoD Internet host table from a hostname server. The indicated host is queried for the table. The table, if retrieved, is placed in the file hosts.txt.
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.
SEE ALSO
htable(1M) Harrenstien, Ken, Mary Stahl, and Elizabeth Feinler, HOST- NAME Server, RFC 953, Network Information Center, SRI Inter- national, Menlo Park, Calif., October 1985.
NOTES
Should allow requests for only part of the database.