Reads the hosts database and converts the information to an ASCII file formatted for use as a hosts file on a UNIX system. The name and location of the hosts database is specified by the logical name TCPIP$HOST. If this name is not defined, the command looks for TCPIP$HOST.DAT in your current directory. Related commands: CREATE HOST, SET HOST, SHOW HOST Format CONVERT/UNIX HOST [ destination_file ] [ /BYADDRESS ] [ /LOG ]
1 – Restrictions
Requires: o Read access to the hosts database. o Write access to []ETC.HOSTS.
2 – Parameters
destination_file Optional. Default: []ETC.HOSTS (UNIX formatted) Allows you to specify the name for the new file.
3 – Qualifiers
3.1 /BYADDRESS
Optional. Default: Sorts by name. Sorts entries in the converted file by IP address.
3.2 /LOG
Optional. Default: No display. Interactively displays the processing.
4 – Examples
1.TCPIP> CONVERT/UNIX HOST Converts the hosts database TCPIP$HOST to an ASCII file that is formatted for use as a hosts file on a UNIX system. The resulting file is named (default) ETC.HOSTS in the current directory and can be used on a UNIX system as the file /etc/hosts.