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.TH "PO_COS_NAMING_SHELL" "1" "05/21/2009" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
po_cos_naming_shell \- navigate and interact with the CORBA COS Naming implementation.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBpo_cos_naming_shell\fR [\-s] [\-i] [\-I <IOR>] [\-n]
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All the command line switches are optional\&. Note: if no root directory initial reference is specified (see section \fIOPTIONS\fR), a new one is created on startup\&.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
po_cos_naming_shell(1) is very similar to the po_cos_naming(1) application\&. po_cos_naming_shell(1) can can act as standalone server that supports the CORBA COS Naming specification\&. In addition, po_cos_naming_shell(1) provides an interactive shell which can be used to query and manage the CORBA COS naming service\&.
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po_cos_naming_shell(1) is able to retrieve an existing root directory reference, or it can create a new one on application startup\&.
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To display all available shell commands, type \fBhelp\fR on the command line\&.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
po_cos_naming_shell(1) accepts the following command line switches:
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\fB\-s\fR
.RS 4
Register root directory initial reference\&.
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\fB\-i\fR
.RS 4
Retrieve root directory initial reference\&.
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\fB\-I <IOR>\fR
.RS 4
Use object denoted by IOR as root directory\&.
.RE
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\fB\-n\fR
.RS 4
Retrieve root directory by name\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
This manual page was written by Reto Buerki <reet@codelabs\&.ch> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others)\&.
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.SH "RESOURCES"
Polyorb User Manual: http://www\&.adacore\&.com/wp\-content/files/auto_update/polyorb\-docs/polyorb_ug\&.html/
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
po_cos_naming(1), po_names(1)\&.
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