1 – child
Displays a list of all the child pointers whose names match the
specified child name.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY CHILD child-name [prepositional-phrase]
ARGUMENTS
child-name
A specific child name or a complete directory specification followed
by a wildcard template for matching simple names of child pointers.
prepositional_phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard child-
name, limits the output only
to directories whose specified
attributes have certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
1.1 – example
The following command displays all child pointers named in the .paris directory. dns> directory child .paris.*
2 – clearinghouse
Displays a list of all the clearinghouses whose names match the
specified clearinghouse name.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name
[prepositional-phrase]
Arguments
clearinghouse-name
A specific clearinghouse full name or a complete directory
specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple
names of clearinghouses.
prepositional-phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard
clearinghouse-name, limits
the output only to directories
whose specified attributes have
certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
2.1 – example
The following command displays all clearinghouses named in the root directory .. dns> directory clearinghouse .*
3 – directory
Displays the names of all the directories whose names match the
specified directory name.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY DIRECTORY directory-name [prepositional-phrase]
Arguments
directory-name
A specific directory name or a complete directory specification
followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of
directories.
prepositional-phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard
directory-name, limits the
output only to directories
whose specified attributes have
certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
3.1 – example
The following command displays the names of all the directories whose names are stored in the directory .sales. dns> directory directory .sales.*
4 – group
Displays a list of groups whose names match the specified group
name.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY GROUP group-name [prepositional-phrase]
Arguments
group-name
A specific group name or a complete directory specification followed
by a wildcard template for matching simple names of groups.
prepositional-phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard group-
name, limits the output only
to directories whose specified
attributes have certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
4.1 – example
The following command displays all the groups whose names are stored in the directory .dist. dns> directory group .dist.*
5 – link
Displays a list of soft links whose names match the link name that
you specify.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY LINK link-name [prepositional-phrase]
Arguments
link-name
A specific name of a soft link or a complete directory specification
followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of soft
links.
prepositional-phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard link-
name, limits the output only
to directories whose specified
attributes have certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
5.1 – example
The following command displays all the soft links whose names begin with the .admin.new.link1 string. dns> directory link .admin.new.link1*
6 – object
Displays a list of all the object entries (including groups and
clearinghouse object entries) whose names match the object entry
name that you specify.
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTORY OBJECT object-name [prepositional-phrase]
Arguments
object-name
A specific object entry name or a complete directory specification
followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of object
entries.
prepositional-phrase
A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
space:
with attribute [relop] value When used with a wildcard
object-name, limits the output
only to directories whose
specified attributes have
certain values.
to file[=]filename Redirects the output to
filename. If the file does not
exist, this command creates
it. If the file does exist, its
contents are overwritten.
to extend file[=]filename Appends the output to an
existing filename. If the file
does not exist, it is created.
to terminal Directs the output to the
terminal. This is the default
option.
6.1 – example
The following command displays all the object entries in the directory .emv. dns> directory object .emv.*