WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))  TTTThhhhiiiinnnnkkkkiiiinnnngggg MMMMaaaacccchhhhiiiinnnneeeessss ((((FFFFrrrriiii SSSSeeeepppp 11113333 1111999999991111))))  WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))



     NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
          waissearch - Simple shell user interface for making WAIS
          requests


     SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
          waissearch [-h host-machine] [-p service-or-port] [-d
          database] word word...


     DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
          Part of the Wide Area Information Server system.

          waissearch makes a WAIS request over TCP/IP.


     OOOOPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS
          ----hhhh host-machine
                    Server machine name as a IP name.  Defaults to
                    local machine.

          ----pppp [ service-or-port ]
                    Use this port to communicate.  If it is not
                    supplied, then z39_50 is used from the services
                    file.

          ----dddd database
                    The database to use in the query.  By convention,
                    many servers support the INFO database.

          ----vvvv        Print the version number and date of this command.


     EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEE
          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


     SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
          waisserver(1), waisindex(1), waisq(1), xwais(1), xwaisq(1)

          Wide Area Information Servers Concepts by Brewster Kahle.
          Brewster@think.com




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     DDDDIIIIAAAAGGGGNNNNOOOOSSSSTTTTIIIICCCCSSSS
          The diagnostics produced by the waissearch is meant to be
          self-explanatory.


     BBBBUUUUGGGGSSSS
          Under BSD logging information is sent to standard output,
          instead of standard error.















































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