HOST(1c,C) AIX TCP/IP User's Guide HOST(1c,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- host PURPOSE Resolves a host name into an Internet address. SYNTAX host --- hostname ---| DESCRIPTION The host command determines the Internet address of the specified host. If host finds the address, host displays it in both dotted decimal and aliased name formats. If the local host is using the DOMAIN protocol, the local or remote nameserver database is queried before searching the local /etc/hosts file. PARAMETERS hostname Can be either a unique host name or a well-known host name like nameserver, printserver, or timeserver. EXAMPLES To display the address of "host2": $ host host2 host2 is 192.100.13.5 Aliases: host2.abc, host2.xyz $ _ FILES /etc/hosts Defines the name-to-address map table. /etc/resolv.conf Defines the nameserver. RELATED INFORMATION In this book: "named." Processed October 29, 1990 HOST(1c,C) 1