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8 <refentrytitle>yaz-client</refentrytitle>
9 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
13 <refname>yaz-client</refname>
14 <refpurpose>Z39.50/SRW client for implementors</refpurpose>
19 <command>yaz-client</command>
20 <arg choice="opt"><option>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
21 <arg choice="opt"><option>-a <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
22 <arg choice="opt"><option>-c <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
23 <arg choice="opt"><option>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></arg>
24 <arg choice="opt"><option>-p <replaceable>addr</replaceable></option></arg>
25 <arg choice="opt"><option>-u <replaceable>auth</replaceable></option></arg>
26 <arg choice="opt"><option>-k <replaceable>size</replaceable></option></arg>
27 <arg choice="opt">addr</arg>
31 <command>yaz-client-ssl</command>
32 <arg rep="repeat" choice="opt"><option>option</option></arg>
33 <arg choice="opt">addr</arg>
38 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
40 <command>yaz-client</command> is a Z39.50/SRW client (origin) with a
41 simple command line interface that allows you to test behavior and
42 performance of Z39.50 targets and SRW servers.
45 <command>yaz-client-ssl</command> is identical to
46 <command>yaz-client</command> except that it supports SSL transport.
49 If the <replaceable>addr</replaceable> is specified, the client creates
50 a connection to the Z39.50/SRW target at the address.
54 <title>OPTIONS</title>
57 <term>-m <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
59 If specified, retrieved MARC (ISO2709) records will
60 be appended to the file given.
64 <term>-a <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
66 If specified, logging of protocol packages will be appended
67 file given. The special filename <literal>-</literal>
68 (dash) denotes standard output.
72 <term>-u <replaceable>auth</replaceable></term>
74 If specified, the <replaceable>auth</replaceable> string
75 will be used for authentication.
79 <term>-c <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
81 If specified, CCL configuration will be read from
86 <term>-q <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
88 If specified, CQL configuration will be read from
93 <term>-p <replaceable>addr</replaceable></term>
95 If specified, the client will use the proxy at the address
102 <title>COMMANDS</title>
104 The YAZ client accepts the following commands.
106 &yaz-client-commands;
108 <refsect1><title>FILES</title>
110 <filename>yaz-<version>/client/client.c</filename>
113 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
116 <refentrytitle>yaz</refentrytitle>
117 <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
121 Section "The YAZ Client" in the YAZ manual.
124 Section "Prefix Query Format" in the YAZ manual.
127 Section "Common Command Language" in the YAZ manual.
130 Section "Common QUery Language" in the YAZ manual.
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