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-<!-- $Id: yaz-client-man.xml,v 1.3 2004-09-22 19:22:24 adam Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: yaz-client-man.xml,v 1.16 2007-06-03 14:59:34 adam Exp $ -->
<refentry id="yaz-client">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <productname>YAZ</productname>
+ <productnumber>&version;</productnumber>
+ </refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>yaz-client</refentrytitle>
<refnamediv>
<refname>yaz-client</refname>
- <refpurpose>Z39.50/SRW client for implementors</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Z39.50/SRU client for implementors</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>yaz-client</command>
- <arg choice="opt"><option>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-a <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-b <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-c <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg choice="opt"><option>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-d <replaceable>dump</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-f <replaceable>cmdfile</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-k <replaceable>size</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-p <replaceable>addr</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>-u <replaceable>auth</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg choice="opt"><option>-k <replaceable>size</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg choice="opt"><option>-x</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-xV</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt">addr</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
- <para>
- <command>yaz-client</command> is a Z39.50/SRW client (origin) with a
- simple command line interface that allows you to test behavior and
- performance of Z39.50 targets and SRW servers.
- </para>
- <para>
- If the <replaceable>addr</replaceable> is specified, the client creates
- a connection to the Z39.50/SRW target at the address.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
+ <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ <command>yaz-client</command> is a Z39.50/SRU client (origin) with a
+ simple command line interface that allows you to test behavior and
+ performance of Z39.50 targets and SRU servers.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If the <replaceable>addr</replaceable> is specified, the client creates
+ a connection to the Z39.50/SRU target at the address given.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ When <command>yaz-client</command> is started it tries to read
+ commands from one of the following files:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Command file if it is given by option -f.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <filename>.yazclientrc</filename> in current working directory.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <filename>.yazclientrc</filename> in the user's home directory.
+ The value of the <literal>HOME</literal> is used to determine
+ the home directory. Normally, <literal>HOME</literal> is only set
+ on POSIX systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
- <listitem><para>
- If specified, retrieved records will be appended to the file given.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
<term>-a <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
If specified, logging of protocol packages will be appended
- file given. The special filename <literal>-</literal>
- (dash) denotes standard output.
+ file given. If <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is
+ specified as <literal>-</literal>, the output is written
+ to <literal>stdout</literal>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-u <replaceable>auth</replaceable></term>
+ <term>-b <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
- If specified, the <replaceable>auth</replaceable> string
- will be used for authentication.
+ If specified, YAZ will dump BER data in readable notation
+ to the file specified. If <replaceable>filename</replaceable>
+ is specified as <literal>-</literal> the output is written
+ to <literal>stdout</literal>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
+ <term>-d <replaceable>dump</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
- If specified, CQL configuration will be read from
- the file given.
+ If specified, YAZ will dump BER data for all PDUs sent and received
+ to individual files, named
+ <replaceable>dump</replaceable>.DDD.<literal>raw</literal>,
+ where DDD is 001, 002, 003, ..
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-p <replaceable>addr</replaceable></term>
+ <term>-f <replaceable>cmdfile</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
- If specified, the client will use the proxy at the address
- given.
+ Reads commands from <replaceable>cmdfile</replaceable>. When
+ this option is used, YAZ client does not read .yazclientrc
+ from current directory or home directory.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
Request in kilobytes. Default value is 1024 (1 MB).
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
- <term>-x</term>
- <listitem><para>
- Makes the YAZ client print hex dumps of packages sent and received
- on standard output.
+ <term>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If specified, retrieved records will be appended to the file given.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-p <replaceable>addr</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If specified, the client will use the proxy at the address
+ given.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If specified, CQL configuration will be read from
+ the file given.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-u <replaceable>auth</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If specified, the <replaceable>auth</replaceable> string
+ will be used for authentication.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-V</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Prints YAZ version.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-x</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Makes the YAZ client print hex dumps of packages sent and received
+ on standard output.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<para>
<filename>yaz-<version>/client/client.c</filename>
</para>
+ <para>
+ <filename>$HOME/.yazclientrc</filename>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <filename>$HOME/.yazclient.history</filename>
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
Section "Common Command Language" in the YAZ manual.
</para>
<para id="CQL">
- Section "Common QUery Language" in the YAZ manual.
+ Section "Common Query Language" in the YAZ manual.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>