Name
nidump
Synopsis
nidump [-Ttimeout
] (-rdirectory
|format
) [-t]domain
Dumps NetInfo information in a flat-file format (such as the
/etc/hosts
format) or in a raw format that uses
a C-like syntax:
{ "name" = ( "localhost" ); "ip_address" = ( "127.0.0.1" ); "serves" = ( "./local" ); }
Options
-
-T
timeout
Specify a timeout in seconds.
-
-t
Treat the domain as a tagged domain, which includes a machine name and a tagged NetInfo database. For example,
abbot/local
refers to the local NetInfo domain of the machine named abbot.-
-r
directory
Dump the directory in raw format. Directory should be a path to a NetInfo directory, such as
/users/root
or/machines
.-
format
Specify a format corresponding to a Unix flat file of the same name. Can be:
aliases
,bootptab
,bootparams
,ethers
,exports
,fstab
,group
,hosts
,networks
,passwd
,printcap
,protocols
,resolv.conf
,rpc
,services
, ormountmaps
.-
domain
Specify a NetInfo domain. For standalone machines, use a dot (.), which refers to the local domain.
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