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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$Id$
+
This file describes the usage of the Dump-Restore utility for the ACE
Name Server.
@@ -7,18 +9,18 @@ a simple ASCII menu-driven interface is provided to the user:
Name Service Main Menu
----------------------
*** Using Process Local Database ***
-
+
** No Input File Specified **
<P> Use Process Local Database
<N> Use Node Local Database
<H> Set Remote Name server <host> and <port>
<F> Set Input File <file name>
-
+
<B> Bind
<U> Unbind
<R> Rebind
<D> Dump <file name>
-<Q> or ^C (exit)
+<Q> or ^C (exit)
Initially, the user can select the type of database from the menu:
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ Initially, the user can select the type of database from the menu:
to /tmp/localnames).
<H> uses the net local database by specifying host and port
number (by default this is stored in a file called
- /tmp/globalnames on the server).
+ /tmp/globalnames on the server).
<F> Sets the name of the input file that will be used by the
test application to populate the database. The format of
the file should be:
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ Initially, the user can select the type of database from the menu:
.
.
.
-
+
Note that the type field is optional. However, if no type
information is associated with a name binding, a null entry still
needs to be present (i.e., type=).
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ the following:
<D> Dump <file name> -- dump the state of the database to <filename>.
<Q> or ^C (exit) -- exit gracefully, saving the contents of the
Name Server in persistent shared memory.
-
+
Note that the dump file is stored in ASCII with exactly the same
format as the input file. Also, one can easily change the test
application so that a call to Dump results in the state of the