Displays current information about the specified child pointer.

      SHOW CHILD child-name [attribute-specifier]

                 [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.

 attribute-specifier

 The name of an attribute or an attribute group. Enter one or more of
 the following attribute-specifiers:

 all [attributes]
 all characteristics
 DNS$ChildCTS
 DNS$CTS
 DNS$Replicas
 DNS$UTS

 prepositional-phrase

 A phrase that affects the destination or content of command output.

 DESCRIPTION

 This command displays the names and values of the attributes or
 attribute groups named in attribute-specifier. If you do not supply
 any attribute specifier, the command displays all attributes and
 their values. You can use any combination of attribute specifiers
 in any sequence in a single command. Use a comma to separate
 specifiers.

 ACCESS RIGHTS
 You must have read access to the directory in which the child
 pointer is located.

1  –  characteristics

 Every DECdns entity has attributes, which are pieces or sets of
 data associated with that entity. Characteristics are attributes
 that reflect or affect the operational behavior of an entity. The
 following are descriptions of valid characteristics:

 DNS$ChildCTS

 Specifies the creation timestamp (CTS) of the child directory
 referenced by the child pointer.

 DNS$CTS

 Specifies the CTS of the specified child pointer.

 DNS$Replicas

 Specifies the address, CTS, and name of a set of clearinghouses
 where a copy of the child directory referenced by the child pointer
 is located. This attribute also specifies whether the directory in a
 particular clearinghouse is a master or read-only replica.

 DNS$UTS

 Specifies the timestamp of the most recent update to an attribute of
 the child pointer.

2  –  example

 The following command displays the creation timestamp (CTS) of the
 child directory .sales to which the child pointer refers.

 dns> show child .sales dns$cts

3  –  prepositional_phrases

 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.