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GETLIST(1)					       GETLIST(1)

NAME
       getlist - get a list from an NNTP server

SYNOPSIS
       getlist [ -h host ] [ list [ pattern [ types ] ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The getlist program obtains a list from an NNTP server and
       sends it to standard output.

       The list may be one  of	active,	 active.times,	distribu_
       tions, or newsgroups.  These values request the active(5),
       active.times,   <pathetc in inn.conf>/distributions.    or
       <pathdb in inn.conf>/newsgroups files, respectively.

OPTIONS
       -h     If  the  ``-h'' flag is used, then the program con
	      nects to the server on  the  specified  host.   The
	      default  is  to  connect to the server specified in
	      the inn.conf(5) file.

       If the list parameter is	 active,  then	the  pattern  and
       types  parameters  may  be used to limit the output.  When
       pattern is used, only active lines with groups that  match
       according  to  wildmat(3) are printed.  When types is also
       given, only active lines that have a fourth field starting
       with a character found in types are printed.

       For  example,  the  following command will obtain the one-
       line descriptions of all newsgroups found on UUNET:
	      getlist -h news.uu.net newsgroups

       The following line lists all groups where  local	 postings
       are permitted, are moderated or aliased:
	      getlist active '*' ym=

       Note  that the listing files other than the active file is
       a common extension to the NNTP protocol	and  may  not  be
       available on all servers.

HISTORY
       Written	by  Landon Curt Noll <chongo@toad.com> for Inter
       NetNews.

SEE ALSO
       active(5), inn.conf(5), nnrpd(8), wildmat(3).

						       GETLIST(1)

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