1GETLIST(1) InterNetNews Documentation GETLIST(1)
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6 getlist - Get a list from an NNTP server
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9 getlist [-AR] [-h host] [-p port] [list [pattern [types]]]
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12 getlist obtains a list from an NNTP server and sends it to standard
13 output. list may be one of "active" (which is the default value),
14 "active.times", "distrib.pats", or "newsgroups". "active" contains a
15 list of all newsgroups carried by the server with the high and low
16 article numbers in the group, and the group status field.
17 "active.times" is a list of newsgroups, their creation times (in
18 seconds since epoch), and the creator of the group. "distrib.pats" is
19 a list of relevant distributions and the newsgroups they apply to.
20 "newsgroups" is a list of newsgroups along with their short
21 descriptions.
22 For more information on the formats of these files, see active(5),
24 active.times(5), distrib.pats(5) and newsgroups(5).
25 The listing files other than the active file are common extensions to
27 the NNTP protocol and may not be available on all servers. For
28 instance, "counts" "distributions", "headers", "moderators", "motd",
29 "overview.fmt" and "subscriptions", amongst other, may be available.
30 Moreover, a uwildmat pattern pattern may also be usable for some of
31 these listing files.
32 For more information on the formats of these files, see
34 distributions(5), moderators(5), motd.news(5) and subscriptions(5).
35 The overview fields obtained with "overview.fmt" are the ones for which
36 the overview database is consistent (see extraoverviewadvertised in
37 inn.conf for more information). The list obtained with "headers"
38 contains the fields that can be retrieved using the HDR command
39 (pattern can then be either "msgid" or "range"). The list obtained
40 with "counts" is like the "active" one except that the number of
41 articles in a newsgroup is mentioned just before the flag of this
42 newsgroup.
43 The pattern parameter may be used with a list value of "active",
45 "active.times" or "newsgroups" to limit the output. If given, only
46 entries corresponding to newsgroups that match the uwildmat pattern
47 pattern will be printed.
48 If the list parameter is "active", a third parameter, types, may also
50 be used to restrict the list. If given, only entries corresponding to
51 newsgroups with a newsgroup mode found in types will be printed. For
52 example, a types value of "y" would only show unmoderated groups, and a
53 types value of "ym" would show all unmoderated and moderated groups but
54 not aliased groups or groups that disallow postings.
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57 -A Try to authenticate using the username and password information in
58 passwd.nntp(5) before issuing the LIST command.
59 -h host
61 Connect to the server host rather than to the value of server in
62 inn.conf or the value of the NNTPSERVER environment variable.
63 -p port
65 Connect to the port port, which is by default 119.
66 -R Try to switch to nnrpd with a MODE READER command before issuing
68 the LIST request. It can be useful in case a feeding access exists
69 for the news server: more information can be retrieved from nnrpd,
70 compared with innd.
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73 The following command will obtain the one-line descriptions of all
74 newsgroups found on UUNET:
75 getlist -h news.uu.net newsgroups
77 The following command will show the active file entries for all
79 moderated comp.* groups on the default server:
80 getlist active 'comp.*' m
82 The following command lists all groups where local postings are
84 permitted, are moderated or aliased:
85 getlist active '*' ym=
87 Note that the wildcard character "*" has to be quoted by simple quotes
89 to protect it from the shell.
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92 Written by Landon Curt Noll <chongo@toad.com> for InterNetNews.
93 Rewritten in POD by Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org>.
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96 active(5), active.times(5), distrib.pats(5), distributions(5),
97 inn.conf(5), libinn_uwildmat(3), moderators(5), motd.news(5),
98 newsgroups(5), nnrpd(8), passwd.nntp(5), subscriptions(5).
99INN 2.7.1 2022-07-10 GETLIST(1)