htable(1M)                       (TCP/IP)                        htable(1M)


   NAME
         htable - convert DoD Internet format host table

   SYNOPSIS
         htable filename

   DESCRIPTION
         htable converts a host table in the format specified by RFC 952 to
         the format used by the network library routines.  Three files are
         created as a result of running htable:  hosts, networks, and
         gateways.  The hosts file is used by the gethostent(3N) routines in
         mapping host names to addresses.  The networks file is used by the
         getnetent(3N) routines in mapping network names to numbers.  The
         gateways file is used by the routing daemon in identifying passive
         Internet gateways; see routed(1M) for an explanation.

         If any of the files localhosts, localnetworks, or localgateways are
         present in the current directory, the file's contents is prepended to
         the output file without interpretation.  This allows sites to
         maintain local aliases and entries which are not normally present in
         the master database.

         htable is best used in conjunction with the gettable(1M) program
         which retrieves the DoD Internet host table from a host.

   FILES
         localhosts
         localnetworks
         localgateways

   SEE ALSO
         gethostent(3N), getnetent(3N), gettable(1M), routed(1M).

         Harrenstien, Ken, Mary Stahl, and Elizabeth Feinler, DoD Internet
         Host Table Specification, RFC 952, Network Information Center, SRI
         International, Menlo Park, Calif., October 1985.

   NOTES
         Does not properly calculate the gateways file.














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