WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))  TTTThhhhiiiinnnnkkkkiiiinnnngggg MMMMaaaacccchhhhiiiinnnneeeessss ((((TTTThhhhuuuu FFFFeeeebbbb 22220000 1111999999992222))))  WWWWAAAAIIIISSSSSSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHH((((1111))))



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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
                    supplied, 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 command.


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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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          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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