Manual page for HTABLE(8)
htable - convert DoD Internet format host table
SYNOPSIS
/usr/etc/htable
filename
DESCRIPTION
htable
converts a host table in the format specified by
RFC
952 to the format used by the network
library routines. Three files are created as a result
of running
htable:
hosts,
networks,
and
gateways.
The
hosts
file is used by the
gethostent.3n
routines in mapping host names to addresses. The
networks
file is used by the
getnetent.3n
routines in mapping network names to numbers.
The
gateways
file is used by the routing daemon
in identifying ``passive'' Internet gateways;
see
routed.8c
for an explanation.
If any of the files
localhosts,
localnetworks,
or
localgateways
are present in the current directory,
the file's contents is prepended to the
output file without interpretation. This
allows sites to maintain local aliases and
entries which are not normally present in the
master database.
htable
is best used in conjunction with the
gettable.8c
program which retrieves the DoD Internet host table from a host.
FILES
- localhosts
-
- localnetworks
-
- localgateways
-
SEE ALSO
intro.3
gethostent.3n
getnetent.3n
gettable.8c
routed.8c
Harrenstien, Ken, Mary Stahl, and Elizabeth Feinler,
DoD Internet Host Table Specification,
RFC
952,
Network Information Center,
SRI
International, Menlo Park, Calif.,
October 1985.
BUGS
Does not properly calculate the
gateways
file.
Created by unroff & hp-tools.
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Last modified 11/5/97
