# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat8/gettable.0

    GETTABLE(8)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      GETTABLE(8)

    NAME
         gettable - get NIC format host tables from a host

    SYNOPSIS
         /usr/sbin/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 out-
         file 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(8) pro-
         gram which converts the NIC standard file format to that
         used by the network library lookup routines.

    SEE ALSO
         intro(3N), htable(8), named(8)

    BUGS
         If the name-domain system provided network name mapping well
         as host name mapping, gettable would no longer be needed.

    Printed 11/26/99	November 17, 1996			1

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