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5.1;ctnode (catalog_node), revision 5.1, 83/01/04
CTNODE (CATALOG_NODE) -- Catalog a node in the network.
usage:  CTNODE {node_name node_id | -N node_id |-UPDATE} [-R] [-L] {CL}


FORMAT

  CTNODE [node_name node_id ...] [options]


  CTNODE  informs  the  local  node  that a remote node exists, thereby enabling
  network file access to the remote node.  The command catalogs the node_name in
  the local copy of the network root directory as the entry  directory  for  the
  remote  node.  In  other  words, CTNODE adds the directory //node_name to your
  copy of the network root directory.  To delete  a  node_name  entry,  see  the
  description  of  the  UCTNODE  (UNCATALOG_NODE)  command  in the DOMAIN System
  Command Reference Manual.

  We assign a node ID to every node during the manufacturing  process.  To  find
  out the node ID of a node, type the following command at its keyboard:


       $ lcnode -me



ARGUMENTS

  node_name
  (optional)          Specify  the  entry directory name of the node you wish to
                     catalog.  If the  'node_id'  argument  is  specified,  then
                     'node_name' is required.

                     Default if omitted:  must use -N or -UPDATE

  node_id
  (optional)         Specify the hexadecimal ID of the node you wish to catalog.
                     The node must be connected to the network when this command
                     is  executed.    If  the 'node_name' argument is specified,
                     then 'node_id' is required.

                     Default if omitted:  must use -N or -UPDATE

  Multiple name/ID pairs are permitted.


OPTIONS

  If neither -N nor -UPDATE is specified, then  the  'node_name'  and  'node_id'
  arguments are required.  The -N and -UPDATE options work only for remote nodes
  running AEGIS operating system software release 5.0 or later.

  -N node_id...
                     Copy  the  entry  directory  name  from  the  network  root
                     directory of the specified remote node, to the network root
                     directory of the local node.  You do not need to  know  the
                     entry  directory  name.  However, you must specify the node
                     ID  of  the  remote  node.    Multiple  node_id's  may   be
                     specified.        Use    this   option   instead   of   the
                     'node_name'/'node_id' argument pair.

  -UPDATE            Obtain a list of nodes currently responding  to  a  network
                     inquiry  and  perform  the  same operation as "-N" for each
                     node.  Names are replaced with the most current version, if
                     they already exist in your local copy of the  network  root
                     directory, and new names are added.

  -R                  Replace  cataloged  names if they already exist.  An error
                     occurs if you do not specify this option and try to  add  a
                     node_name  that  has already been cataloged (unless you are
                     using "-UPDATE").

  -L                 List node names as they are cataloged.

  This command uses the command line parser, and so also  accepts  the  standard
  command options listed in HELP CL.


EXAMPLES


    1. $ ctnode os 21          Add the node whose ID is 21 and whose entry
       $                        directory name is "os" to your node's catalog.

    2. $ ctnode -update        Bring your node's catalog up to date with any
       $                        new nodes on the network.

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