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1.1       root        1: .TH "VPFILE" 1 "12-MAR-87" "Xerox (WRC)"
                      2: .\" $Header: vpfile.n,v 1.1 87/04/01 13:56:08 ed Exp $
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: vpfile - Enumerate type of files stored on XNS file servers
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B vpfile 
                      7: [
                      8: .B \-f
                      9: ] 
                     10: .B file1 ... filen
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .I Vpfile
                     13: enumerates the file type of the files named in \fIfile1\fR through
                     14: \fIfilen\fR similar to \fIfile(1)\fR.
                     15: .I Vpfile
                     16: can also determine the file type of Viewpoint related files as stored on an
                     17: XNS file server, either locally or remotely.
                     18: .PP
                     19: The arguments specified in \fIfile1\fR through \fIfilen\fR may specify either
                     20: a local or remote file. Remote files may be specified in one
                     21: of the following three forms, where host is a Clearinghouse name of the form 
                     22: \fIobject:domain:organization\fR (domain and organization are optional):
                     23: .nf
                     24:        [host]filename
                     25:        (host)filename
                     26:        host:filename
                     27: .fi
                     28: .PP
                     29: Credentials for accessing the remote service are determined either from the 
                     30: environment variables XNSNAME and XNSPASSWD or, if not defined, by prompting
                     31: the user.
                     32: .PP
                     33: The possible options are:
                     34: .TP
                     35: .B -f
                     36: causes the FilingSubset Protocol to be used instead of Filing.
                     37: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     38: Viewpointfiles(5N)
                     39: .br
                     40: Filing Protocol, \s8XSIS\s0 108605 (May 1986)
                     41: .SH AUTHORS
                     42: Ed Flint
                     43: 

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