Technical data

SHOW HOST
SHOW HOST
Displays information from the hosts database.
If the BIND resolver is enabled, information from the BIND database is also
displayed.
Related commands: SET HOST
Format
SHOW HOST [ host ]
[ /ADDRESS=IP_address ]
[ /DOMAIN=domain ]
[ /LOCAL ]
[ /OUTPUT=file ]
[ /SERVER=server ]
Restrictions
Requires read access to the hosts database.
Parameters
host
Optional. Default: All hosts.
All alias names for the specified host are displayed.
• If a host has more than one IP address and you specify the name, all its
addresses and aliases are displayed.
• If a host has multiple IP addresses and you specify an alias that is defined on
multiple IP addresses, only the first IP address and aliases are displayed.
• If you do not specifiy the host parameter or if you use a wildcard, all hosts
from the local and BIND databases are displayed.
• If you use a wildcard to complete a host name, no BIND information is
displayed.
• If you specify a host, entries are displayed first from the local hosts database,
if they exist; otherwise, entries from the BIND database are displayed, if they
exist.
Qualifiers
/ADDRESS=IP_address
Optional. Default: None.
Allows you to select a host by IP address.
• If a host has more than one IP address and you specify the name, all IP
addresses and aliases for the host are displayed.
• If a host has multiple IP addresses and you specify an alias that is defined on
multiple IP addresses, only the first IP address and aliases are displayed.
• Recommended: Use the host parameter instead of this qualifier.
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