WAISSEARCH(1)             User Commands             WAISSEARCH(1)



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     waissearch - Simple shell user  interface  for  making  WAIS
     requests


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     waissearch [-h host-machine] [- p  [service-or-port]]  [ - d
     database] [-m max-results] word word...


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     Part of the Wide Area Information Server system.

     waissearch makes a WAIS request over TCP/IP.


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     ----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  sup-
               plied, then z39_50 is used from the services file.

     ----mmmm max-results
               Set the maximum number of results returned  for  a
               query.  Default is 40.

     ----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  com-
               mand.


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     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


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



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WAISSEARCH(1)             User Commands             WAISSEARCH(1)



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


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


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