t
 Title: nbp
 Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
 Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
 Date: 24 June 2004
 Manual: Netatalk 2.2
 Source: Netatalk 2.2
 Language: English

 "NBP" "1" "24 June 2004" "Netatalk 2.2" "Netatalk 2.2"
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 * set default formatting
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 disable hyphenation
 disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 "NAME"
nbp, nbplkup, nbprgstr, nbpunrgstr - access NBP database

 "SYNOPSIS"
 \w'nbplkup  'u
nbplkup  [-r maxresponses] [-A address] [-m maccodepage] nbpname

 \w'nbprgstr  'u
nbprgstr  [-A address] [-p port] [-m maccodepage] nbpname

 \w'nbpunrgstr  'u
nbpunrgstr  [-A address] [-m maccodepage] nbpname

 "DESCRIPTION"

nbprgstr
registers
nbpname
with
atalkd(8), at the given
port.
nbpunrgstr
informs
atalkd
that
nbpname
is no longer to be advertised.


nbplkup
displays up to
maxresponses
(default 1000) entities registered on the AppleTalk internet.
nbpname
is parsed by
nbp_name(3). An `=\' for the
object
or
type
matches anything, and an `*\' for
zone
means the local zone. The default values are taken from the
NBPLKUP
environment variable, parsed as an
nbpname.

 "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"

NBPLKUP


default nbpname for nbplkup




ATALK_MAC_CHARSET


the codepage used by the clients on the Appletalk network




ATALK_UNIX_CHARSET


the codepage used to display extended characters on this shell.



 "EXAMPLE"

Find all devices of type
LaserWriter
in the local zone.


.\}

example% nbplkup :LaserWriter
 Petoskey:LaserWriter 7942.129:218
 Gloucester:LaserWriter 8200.188:186
 Rahway:LaserWriter 7942.2:138
 517 Center:LaserWriter 7942.2:132
 ionia:LaserWriter 7942.2:136
 Evil DEC from Hell:LaserWriter 7942.2:130
 Hamtramck:LaserWriter 7942.2:134
 Iron Mountain :LaserWriter 7942.128:250
example%




.\}

 "SEE ALSO"

nbp_name(3),
atalkd(8).