1mailto(samba@samba.org)
2
3manpage(smbsh htmlcommand((1)))(1)(23 Oct 1998)(Samba)(SAMBA)
4
5label(NAME)
6manpagename(smbsh)(Allows access to Windows NT filesystem using UNIX commands)
7
8label(SYNOPSIS)
9manpagesynopsis()
10
11bf(smbsh)
12
13label(DESCRIPTION)
14manpagedescription()
15
16This program is part of the bf(Samba) suite.
17
18bf(smbsh) allows you to access an NT filesystem using UNIX commands
19such as bf(ls), bf(egrep), and bf(rcp). You must use a shell that
20is dynmanically linked in order for bf(smbsh) to work correctly.
21
22To use the bf(smbsh) command, execute bf(smbsh) from the prompt and
23enter the username and password that authenticate you to the
24machine running the Windows NT operating system.
25
26verb(
27system% smbsh
28Username: user
29Password:
30)
31
32Any dynamically linked command you execute from this shell will
33access the bf(/smb) directory using the smb protocol.
34For example, the command 
35
36tt(ls /smb)
37
38will show all the machines in your workgroup.
39The command 
40
41tt(ls /smb/<machine-name>)
42
43will show the share names for that machine. You could then, for example, use the 
44bf(cd) command to change directories, bf(vi) to edit files, and bf(rcp)
45 to copy files.
46
47label(VERSION)
48manpagesection(VERSION)
49
50This man page is correct for the 2.0.3 of the Samba suite.
51
52label(BUGS)
53manpagebugs()
54
55bf(smbsh) works by intercepting the standard libc calls with the dynamically loaded
56versions in bf(smbwrapper.o). Not all calls have been "wrapped" so some programs
57may not function correctly under bf(smbsh).
58
59Programs which are not dynamically linked cannot make use of bf(smbsh)'s 
60functionality. Most versions of UNIX have a bf(file) command that will describe how
61a program was linked.
62
63label(SEEALSO)
64manpageseealso()
65
66url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html),
67url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html).
68
69label(AUTHOR)
70manpageauthor()
71
72The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
73Andrew Tridgell (samba@samba.org). Samba is now developed
74by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the
75Linux kernel is developed.
76
77The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page
78sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open
79Source software, available at
80url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))
81and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison.
82email(samba@samba.org).
83
84See url(bf(samba (7)))(samba.7.html) to find out how to get a full
85list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports,
86comments etc.
87
88