.TH "VPFILE" 1 "12-MAR-87" "Xerox (WRC)" .\" $Header: vpfile.n,v 1.1 87/04/01 13:56:08 ed Exp $ .SH NAME vpfile - Enumerate type of files stored on XNS file servers .SH SYNOPSIS .B vpfile [ .B \-f ] .B file1 ... filen .SH DESCRIPTION .I Vpfile enumerates the file type of the files named in \fIfile1\fR through \fIfilen\fR similar to \fIfile(1)\fR. .I Vpfile can also determine the file type of Viewpoint related files as stored on an XNS file server, either locally or remotely. .PP The arguments specified in \fIfile1\fR through \fIfilen\fR may specify either a local or remote file. Remote files may be specified in one of the following three forms, where host is a Clearinghouse name of the form \fIobject:domain:organization\fR (domain and organization are optional): .nf [host]filename (host)filename host:filename .fi .PP Credentials for accessing the remote service are determined either from the environment variables XNSNAME and XNSPASSWD or, if not defined, by prompting the user. .PP The possible options are: .TP .B -f causes the FilingSubset Protocol to be used instead of Filing. .SH "SEE ALSO" Viewpointfiles(5N) .br Filing Protocol, \s8XSIS\s0 108605 (May 1986) .SH AUTHORS Ed Flint