DNS$CPHELP.HLB  —  directory

1  –  child

 Displays a list of all the child pointers whose names match the
 specified child name.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY CHILD child-name [prepositional-phrase]

 ARGUMENTS

 child-name

 A specific child name or a complete directory specification followed
 by a wildcard template for matching simple names of child pointers.

 prepositional_phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard child-
                                     name, limits the output only
                                     to directories whose specified
                                     attributes have certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

1.1  –  example

 The following command displays all child pointers named in the
 .paris directory.

 dns> directory child .paris.*

2  –  clearinghouse

 Displays a list of all the clearinghouses whose names match the
 specified clearinghouse name.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY CLEARINGHOUSE clearinghouse-name

                              [prepositional-phrase]

 Arguments

 clearinghouse-name

 A specific clearinghouse full name or a complete directory
 specification followed by a wildcard template for matching simple
 names of clearinghouses.

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard
                                     clearinghouse-name, limits
                                     the output only to directories
                                     whose specified attributes have
                                     certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

2.1  –  example

 The following command displays all clearinghouses named in the root
 directory ..

 dns> directory clearinghouse .*

3  –  directory

 Displays the names of all the directories whose names match the
 specified directory name.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY DIRECTORY directory-name [prepositional-phrase]

 Arguments

 directory-name

 A specific directory name or a complete directory specification
 followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of
 directories.

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard
                                     directory-name, limits the
                                     output only to directories
                                     whose specified attributes have
                                     certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

3.1  –  example

 The following command displays the names of all the directories
 whose names are stored in the directory .sales.

 dns> directory directory .sales.*

4  –  group

 Displays a list of groups whose names match the specified group
 name.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY GROUP group-name [prepositional-phrase]

 Arguments

 group-name

 A specific group name or a complete directory specification followed
 by a wildcard template for matching simple names of groups.

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard group-
                                     name, limits the output only
                                     to directories whose specified
                                     attributes have certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

4.1  –  example

 The following command displays all the groups whose names are stored
 in the directory .dist.

 dns> directory group .dist.*

5  –  link

 Displays a list of soft links whose names match the link name that
 you specify.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY LINK link-name [prepositional-phrase]

 Arguments

 link-name

 A specific name of a soft link or a complete directory specification
 followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of soft
 links.

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard link-
                                     name, limits the output only
                                     to directories whose specified
                                     attributes have certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

5.1  –  example

 The following command displays all the soft links whose names begin
 with the .admin.new.link1 string.

 dns> directory link .admin.new.link1*

6  –  object

 Displays a list of all the object entries (including groups and
 clearinghouse object entries) whose names match the object entry
 name that you specify.

 SYNOPSIS

      DIRECTORY OBJECT object-name [prepositional-phrase]

 Arguments

 object-name

 A specific object entry name or a complete directory specification
 followed by a wildcard template for matching simple names of object
 entries.

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.
 You can use one or more prepositional phrases. Be sure to precede
 each of the following prepositional phrases with a comma and a
 space:

 with attribute [relop] value        When used with a wildcard
                                     object-name, limits the output
                                     only to directories whose
                                     specified attributes have
                                     certain values.
 to file[=]filename                  Redirects the output to
                                     filename. If the file does not
                                     exist, this command creates
                                     it. If the file does exist, its
                                     contents are overwritten.
 to extend file[=]filename           Appends the output to an
                                     existing filename. If the file
                                     does not exist, it is created.
 to terminal                         Directs the output to the
                                     terminal. This is the default
                                     option.

6.1  –  example

 The following command displays all the object entries in the
 directory .emv.

 dns> directory object .emv.*
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