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WAISSEARCH(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual WAISSEARCH(1)
NAME
waissearch - Simple shell user interface for making WAIS
requests
SYNOPSIS
waissearch [-h host-machine] [-p [service-or-port]] [-d
database] [-m max-results] word word...
DESCRIPTION
Part of the Wide Area Information Server system.
waissearch makes a WAIS request over TCP/IP.
OPTIONS
-h host-machine
Server machine name as a IP name. Defaults to
local machine.
-p [ service-or-port ]
Use this port to communicate. If it is not sup-
plied, then z39_50 is used from the services file.
-m max-results
Set the maximum number of results returned for a
query. Default is 40.
-d database
The database to use in the query. By convention,
many servers support the INFO database.
-v Print the version number and date of this command.
EXAMPLE
to query the directory of servers about tcp servers:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d directory-of-servers \
-p 210 tcp
to ask what tcp databases are supported on a particular server:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d INFO -p 210 tcp
to ask for information on a database:
waissearch -h quake.think.com -d directory-of-servers \
-p 210 help
SEE ALSO
waisserver(1), waisindex(1), waisq(1), xwais(1), xwaisq(1)
Wide Area Information Servers Concepts by Brewster Kahle.
Brewster@think.com
DIAGNOSTICS
The diagnostics produced by the waissearch are meant to be
self-explanatory.
BUGS
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.