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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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diff --git a/static/v10/man7/qns.7 b/static/v10/man7/qns.7 deleted file mode 100644 index ecbd3241..00000000 --- a/static/v10/man7/qns.7 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,189 +0,0 @@ -.TH QNS 7 -.CT 1 sa_auto -.SH NAME -qns \- query name server -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B qns -[ -.B -n -.I server -] [ -.I request -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.I Qns -retrieves information from -a database of naming information. -It is used by -.I rsh -and -.I rlogin -(see -.IR dcon (1)) -to translate names to internet addresses and by -.IR mail (1) -to route electronic mail. -.PP -Entries in the database -consist of one or more -.IB value , type -pairs or simple -.I values. -A simple -.I value -declares the name of some entity. -An entry may contain no name -or several, and -different entries containing the same name -need not refer to the same entity. -.PP -These types are used: -.PP -.TF origin -.TP -.B dk -.I Value -is a Datakit address. -.TP -.B in -.I Value -is a numeric IP address. -.TP -.B dom -.I Value -is an internet domain name. -.TP -.B tel -.I Value -is a telephone number, -possibly prefixed by a -.I uucp -.B Dialcodes -name. -.TP -.B org -.I Value -is an organization name. -.TP -.B svc -.I Value -names a service. -.TP -.B origin -.I Value -must be -.BR local , -for sorting by `distance'; -see below. -.PD -.PP -The following entries describe an entity -.B research -with a Datakit address, -an IP address and domain name, -belonging to organization -.BR att , -and offering the -.B uucp -service: -.IP -.EX -192.11.4.55,in research research.astro.nj.att.com.,dom att,org -research nj/astro/research,dk uucp,svc att,org -.EE -.PP -.I Qns -prints database entries that match -.I requests. -If a -.IR request -is supplied on the command line, -.I qns -prints the answer and exits; -otherwise it reads and answers requests from the standard input -until end-of-file. -The possible requests are: -.TP -.BI set " key" ... -Print every entry -matching -all -.IR keys . -.TP -.BI value " tlist key" ... -Examine entries matching -the -.IR keys -until a pair with type -.I tlist -is found; -print the matching value -and stop. -.I Tlist -may be a single type, -or several separated by -.LR | . -.TP -.B reset -Cause the name server -to reinitialize its database. -.TP -.B help -Print a list of requests. -.TP -.B quit -Exit -.IR qns . -.PD -.PP -A -.I key -is a -.IB value , type -pair; -an entry matches if it contains that pair. -If -.BI , type -is omitted, -any pair with the specified -.I value -will do. -A -.B * -at the end of a -.I value -stands for an arbitrary suffix. -.PP -When a database search -returns several entries with -.B dk -or -.B dom -types, and the database contains an entry with the conventional pair -.BR local,origin , -the entries are sorted by increasing `distance' -from the -.B dk -or -.B dom -pairs in the -.B local,origin -entry. -Datakit names in the same exchange are nearer -than names in different exchanges in the same area, -which are nearer than names in different areas. -Domain names matching to four levels of domain hierarchy -are nearer than names matching to only three levels, -and so on. -.PP -.I Qns -expects to reach the name server -.IR ns (8); -option -.B -n -points it at service -.I server -instead. -.SH SEE ALSO -.IR ipc (3), -.IR ns (8) |
