1VARIABLES(5)                       Net-SNMP                       VARIABLES(5)
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NAME

6           variables - Format of specifying variable names to SNMP tools.
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SYNOPSIS

9           system.sysdescr.0
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DESCRIPTION

12       Variable  names are in the format of Object Identifiers (ASN.1).  There
13       are several methods of representation. Each variable name is  given  in
14       the  format  of  A.B.C.D..., where A, B, C, and D are subidentifiers in
15       one of two forms of notation.  Each subidentifier may be encoded  as  a
16       decimal  integer, or a symbol as found in the RFC1066 MIB.  The case of
17       the symbols is not significant.
18       If there is no leading "." in the  variable  name,  the  name  will  be
19       formed   as   if   having   been   preceded   with  "iso.org.dod.inter‐
20       net.mgmt.mib.".  A "." must be placed before the first variable if  the
21       user is to fully specify the name.  For example:
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23       1.1.0 system.sysDescr.0 and 1.sysDescr.0
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25       all refer to the same variable name.  Likewise:
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27       .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0     .iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib.system.sysdescr.0
28       .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.sysdescr.0
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30       All refer to the same variable name.
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32       The description of the variables in the MIB is given in the set of  MIB
33       files  defined  by  the  MIBS environment variable (or the default list
34       defined   at   compilation   time)   and   the   MIB   files   in   the
35       /usr/share/snmp/mibs directory (or the MIBDIRS environment variable).
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SEE ALSO

38       RFC 1065, RFC 1066, RFC 1067, ISO IS 8824(ASN.1)
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BUGS

41       The  parser  of  the  MIB  files file is not expected to handle bizarre
42       (although correct) interpretations of the ASN.1 notation.
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484th Berkeley Distribution         02 Mar 1999                     VARIABLES(5)
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