X-Git-Url: http://git.indexdata.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fclient.xml;h=1c8df1c905705f640b9a6119595cc0721b8f65dd;hb=fe569a8399e6072e18d7059b8b5950df32cf014e;hp=d7d60e6b3ac08fa19e711eb05493d55105073c99;hpb=fe4182bf1ca7bebcb3172cde916d4467c2154e7b;p=yaz-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/client.xml b/doc/client.xml index d7d60e6..1c8df1c 100644 --- a/doc/client.xml +++ b/doc/client.xml @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ - - The YAZ client - Introduction + + The YAZ client + Introduction - yaz-client is a linemode Z39.50 client. It supports a fair amount + yaz-client is a line-mode Z39.50 client. It supports a fair amount of the functionality of the Z39.50-1995 standard, but some things you - need to enable or disable by recompilation. + need to enable or disable by re-compilation. Its primary purpose is to exercise the package, and verify that the protocol works OK. For the same reason some commands offers more functionality than others. - Commands that exercies common Z39.50 services such as search and present + Commands that exercises common Z39.50 services such as search and present have more features than less common supported services, such as Extended Services (ItemOrder, ItemUpdate,..). - Invoking the YAZ client + Invoking the YAZ client It can be started by typing @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ -v level Sets the LOG level to level. - Level is a sequence of tokens separated by comman. Each token + Level is a sequence of tokens separated by comma. Each token is a integer or a named LOG item - one of fatal, debug, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ yaz-client -a - localhost - YAZ client commands + Commands When the YAZ client has read options and connected to a target, if given, it will display Z > and away your command. @@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ - + sort sortspecs - Sorts a result set. The sort command takes a sequence of - sort specifications. A sort + Sorts a result set. The sort command takes a + sequence of sort specifications. A sort specification holds a field (sort criteria) and is followed by flags. If the sort criteria includes = it is assumed that the sort SortKey is of type sortAttributes using Bib-1. @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Sends an Item Order Request using the ILL External. - type is either 1 or 2 which correponds to + type is either 1 or 2 which corresponds to ILL-Profile 1 and 2 respectively. The no is the Result Set position of the record to be ordered. @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ - Searching + Searching The simplest example of a Prefix Query would be something like @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ f @attrset Bib-1 @and @attr GILS 1=2008 Washington @attr 1=21 weather - For the full specifiction of the Prefix Query see the section + For the full specification of the Prefix Query see the section Prefix Query Format.