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ARCHIE(1) User Commands ARCHIE(1)
N_N_N_NA_A_A_AM_M_M_ME_E_E_E
archie - query the Archie anonymous FTP databases using
Prospero
S_S_S_SY_Y_Y_YN_N_N_NO_O_O_OP_P_P_PS_S_S_SI_I_I_IS_S_S_S
a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e [_[_[_[ -_-_-_-c_c_c_ce_e_e_er_r_r_rs_s_s_s ] [ -_-_-_-a_a_a_a ] [ -_-_-_-l_l_l_l ] [ -_-_-_-t_t_t_t ] [ -_-_-_-m_m_m_m hits ]
[ -_-_-_-N_N_N_N [_[_[_[ level ] ] [ -_-_-_-h_h_h_h hostname ] [ -_-_-_-o_o_o_o filename ]
[ -_-_-_-L_L_L_L ] [ -_-_-_-V_V_V_V ] [ -_-_-_-v_v_v_v ] string
D_D_D_DE_E_E_ES_S_S_SC_C_C_CR_R_R_RI_I_I_IP_P_P_PT_T_T_TI_I_I_IO_O_O_ON_N_N_N
a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e queries an archie anonymous FTP database looking for
the specified string using the P_P_P_Pr_r_r_ro_o_o_os_s_s_sp_p_p_pe_e_e_er_r_r_ro_o_o_o protocol. This
client is based on P_P_P_Pr_r_r_ro_o_o_os_s_s_sp_p_p_pe_e_e_er_r_r_ro_o_o_o version Beta.4.2 and is provided
to encourage non-interactive use of the Archie servers (and
subsequently better performance on both sides). This man
page describes version 1.3 of the client.
The general method of use is of the form
% a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e s_s_s_st_t_t_tr_r_r_ri_i_i_in_n_n_ng_g_g_g
This will go to the archie server and ask it to look for all
known systems that have a file named `string' in their FTP
area. a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e will wait, and print out any matches.
For example,
% a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e e_e_e_em_m_m_ma_a_a_ac_c_c_cs_s_s_s
will find all anonymous FTP sites in the archie database
that have files named e_e_e_em_m_m_ma_a_a_ac_c_c_cs_s_s_s somewhere in their FTP area.
(This particular query would probably return a lot of direc-
tories.) If you want a list of every filename that contains
e_e_e_em_m_m_ma_a_a_ac_c_c_cs_s_s_s anywhere in it, you'd use
% a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e -_-_-_-c_c_c_c e_e_e_em_m_m_ma_a_a_ac_c_c_cs_s_s_s
Regular expressions, such as
% a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e -_-_-_-r_r_r_r '_'_'_'[_[_[_[x_x_x_xX_X_X_X]_]_]_][_[_[_[l_l_l_lL_L_L_L]_]_]_]i_i_i_is_s_s_sp_p_p_p'_'_'_'
may also be used for searches. (See the manual of a reason-
ably good editor, like GNU Emacs or vi, for more information
on using regular expressions.)
O_O_O_OP_P_P_PT_T_T_TI_I_I_IO_O_O_ON_N_N_NS_S_S_S
The options currently available to this a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e client are:
-_-_-_-c_c_c_c Search substrings paying attention to upper &
lower case.
-_-_-_-e_e_e_e Exact string match. (This is the default.)
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-_-_-_-r_r_r_r Search using a regular expression.
-_-_-_-s_s_s_s Search substrings ignoring the case of the
letters.
-_-_-_-o_o_o_ofilename If specified, place the results of the search in
filename.
-_-_-_-a_a_a_a Output results as Alex filenames.
-_-_-_-l_l_l_l Output results in a form suitable for parsing by
programs.
-_-_-_-t_t_t_t Sort the results inverted by date.
-_-_-_-m_m_m_mhits Specifies the maximum number of hits (matches)
to return (default of 9_9_9_95_5_5_5).
-_-_-_-N_N_N_Nlevel Sets the niceness of a query; by default, it's
set to 0. Without an argument, ``-N'' defaults
to 3_3_3_35_5_5_57_7_7_76_6_6_65_5_5_5. If you use -_-_-_-N_N_N_N with an argument
between 0 and 35765, it'll adjust itself accord-
ingly. (N_N_N_No_o_o_ot_t_t_te_e_e_e: VMS users will have to put quotes
around this argument, and -_-_-_-L_L_L_L, like "-_-_-_-N_N_N_N4_4_4_45_5_5_5"; VMS
will otherwise convert it to lowercase.)
-_-_-_-h_h_h_h hostname Tells the client to query the Archie server
hostname.
-_-_-_-L_L_L_L Lists the Archie servers known to the program
when it was compiled, as well as the name of the
default Archie server. For an up-to-date list,
write to ``archie@archie.mcgill.ca'' (or any
Archie server) with the single command of
servers.
-_-_-_-V_V_V_V With the verbose option, a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e will make some
comments along the way if a search is going to
take some time, to pacify the user.
The three search-modifying arguments (``-c'', ``-r'', and
``-s'') are all mutually exclusive; only the last one
counts. If you specify -_-_-_-e_e_e_e with any of ``-c'', ``-r'', or
``-s'', the server will first check for an exact match, then
fall back to the case-sensitive, case-insensitive, or regu-
lar expression search. This is so if there are matches that
are particularly obvious, it will take a minimal amount of
time to satisfy your request.
If you list a single `-' by itself, any further arguments
will be taken as part of the search string. This is
intended to enable searching for strings that begin with a
`-'; for example:
% a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e -_-_-_-s_s_s_s -_-_-_- -_-_-_-o_o_o_ol_l_l_ld_d_d_d
will search for all filenames that contain the string `-old'
in them.
R_R_R_RE_E_E_ES_S_S_SP_P_P_PO_O_O_ON_N_N_NS_S_S_SE_E_E_E
Archie servers are set up to respond to a number of requests
in a queued fashion. That is, smaller requests get served
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much more quickly than do large requests. As a result, the
more often you query the Archie server, or the larger your
requests, the longer the queue will become, resulting in a
longer waiting period for everyone's requests. Please be
frugal when possible, for your benefit as well as for the
other users.
Q_Q_Q_QU_U_U_UE_E_E_ER_R_R_RY_Y_Y_Y P_P_P_PR_R_R_RI_I_I_IO_O_O_OR_R_R_RI_I_I_IT_T_T_TY_Y_Y_Y
Please use the ``-N'' option whenever you don't demand
immediacy, or when you're requesting things that could gen-
erate large responses. Even when using the nice option, you
should still try to avoid big jobs during busy periods.
Here is a list of what we consider to be nice values that
accurately reflect the priority of a job to the server.
N_N_N_No_o_o_or_r_r_rm_m_m_ma_a_a_al_l_l_l 0
N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_e 500
N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_er_r_r_r 1000
V_V_V_Ve_e_e_er_r_r_ry_y_y_y N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_e 5000
E_E_E_Ex_x_x_xt_t_t_tr_r_r_re_e_e_em_m_m_me_e_e_el_l_l_ly_y_y_y N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_e 10000
N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_es_s_s_st_t_t_t 32765
The last priority, N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_es_s_s_st_t_t_t, would be used when a job should
wait until the queue is essentially empty before running.
You should pick one of these values to use, possibly modify-
ing it slightly depending on where you think your priority
should land. For example, 32760 would mean wait until the
queue is empty, but jump ahead of other jobs that have
selected N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_es_s_s_st_t_t_t.
There are certain types of things that we suggest using
N_N_N_Ni_i_i_ic_c_c_ce_e_e_es_s_s_st_t_t_t for, irregardless. In particular, any searches for
which you would have a hard time justifying the use of any-
thing but extra resources. (We all know what those searches
would be for.)
E_E_E_EN_N_N_NV_V_V_VI_I_I_IR_R_R_RO_O_O_ON_N_N_NM_M_M_ME_E_E_EN_N_N_NT_T_T_T
ARCHIE_HOST
This will change the host archie will consult when
making queries. (The default value is what's been
compiled in.) The ``-h'' option will override this.
If you're running VMS, create a symbol called
ARCHIE_HOST.
S_S_S_SE_E_E_EE_E_E_E A_A_A_AL_L_L_LS_S_S_SO_O_O_O
For more information on regular expressions, see the manual
pages on:
r_r_r_re_e_e_eg_g_g_ge_e_e_ex_x_x_x(3),_,_,_, e_e_e_ed_d_d_d(1)
Also read the file a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e/_/_/_/d_d_d_do_o_o_oc_c_c_c/_/_/_/w_w_w_wh_h_h_ha_a_a_at_t_t_ti_i_i_is_s_s_s._._._.a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e on
a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e._._._.m_m_m_mc_c_c_cg_g_g_gi_i_i_il_l_l_ll_l_l_l._._._.c_c_c_ca_a_a_a for a detailed paper on Archie as a whole.
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Read the file README.ALEX distributed with this client for
more information on what Alex is and how you can take advan-
tage of it.
A_A_A_AU_U_U_UT_T_T_TH_H_H_HO_O_O_OR_R_R_RS_S_S_S
The a_a_a_ar_r_r_rc_c_c_ch_h_h_hi_i_i_ie_e_e_e service was conceived and implemented by Alan
Emtage (b_b_b_ba_a_a_aj_j_j_ja_a_a_an_n_n_n@_@_@_@c_c_c_cs_s_s_s._._._.m_m_m_mc_c_c_cg_g_g_gi_i_i_il_l_l_ll_l_l_l._._._.c_c_c_ca_a_a_a), Peter Deutsch
(p_p_p_pe_e_e_et_t_t_te_e_e_er_r_r_rd_d_d_d@_@_@_@c_c_c_cs_s_s_s._._._.m_m_m_mc_c_c_cg_g_g_gi_i_i_il_l_l_ll_l_l_l._._._.c_c_c_ca_a_a_a), and Bill Heelan
(w_w_w_wh_h_h_he_e_e_ee_e_e_el_l_l_la_a_a_an_n_n_n@_@_@_@c_c_c_cs_s_s_s._._._.m_m_m_mc_c_c_cg_g_g_gi_i_i_il_l_l_ll_l_l_l._._._.c_c_c_ca_a_a_a). The entire Internet is in their
debt.
The P_P_P_Pr_r_r_ro_o_o_os_s_s_sp_p_p_pe_e_e_er_r_r_ro_o_o_o system was created by Clifford Neuman
(b_b_b_bc_c_c_cn_n_n_n@_@_@_@i_i_i_is_s_s_si_i_i_i._._._.e_e_e_ed_d_d_du_u_u_u); write to i_i_i_in_n_n_nf_f_f_fo_o_o_o-_-_-_-p_p_p_pr_r_r_ro_o_o_os_s_s_sp_p_p_pe_e_e_er_r_r_ro_o_o_o@_@_@_@i_i_i_is_s_s_si_i_i_i._._._.e_e_e_ed_d_d_du_u_u_u for more
information on the protocol and its use.
This stripped client was put together by Brendan Kehoe
(b_b_b_br_r_r_re_e_e_en_n_n_nd_d_d_da_a_a_an_n_n_n@_@_@_@c_c_c_cy_y_y_yg_g_g_gn_n_n_nu_u_u_us_s_s_s._._._.c_c_c_co_o_o_om_m_m_m), with modifications by Clifford Neuman
and George Ferguson (f_f_f_fe_e_e_er_r_r_rg_g_g_gu_u_u_us_s_s_so_o_o_on_n_n_n@_@_@_@c_c_c_cs_s_s_s._._._.r_r_r_ro_o_o_oc_c_c_ch_h_h_he_e_e_es_s_s_st_t_t_te_e_e_er_r_r_r._._._.e_e_e_ed_d_d_du_u_u_u).
B_B_B_BU_U_U_UG_G_G_GS_S_S_S
There are none; only a few unexpected features.
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