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Advanced Listserv - Index
The index command returns a list of files
available from the list server for a given
mailing list:
index <listname>
This command will return a listing like the following:
* Archive files for the AH511 list at LISTSERV.UIC.EDU(monthly logs)
* rec last - change
* filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time
* -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- -------- --------
AH511 LOG9802 LOG OWN V 79 73 98/02/27 23:41:20
AH511 LOG9803 LOG OWN V 82 210 98/03/17 10:21:41
AH511 LOG9804 LOG OWN V 73 36 98/04/18 07:48:55
AH511 LOG9805 LOG OWN V 76 298 98/05/26 13:58:49 |
To get a listing of files available from the list server itself send
an index command without a specific listname specified.
index
This will return a listing like the following:
* filename filetype GET PUT -fm lrecl nrecs date time
* -------- -------- --- --- --- ----- ----- ---------- --------
LISTDB MEMO ALL N/A V 74 739 1997-06-23 17:43:00
WWW_ARCHIVE MAILTPL ALL CTL V 110 37 1997-06-30 15:48:50
TRIO CATALOG PRV OWN V 49 7 1996-04-12 13:37:49
GRATEFULMED CATALOG ALL OWN V 54 6 1996-05-17 15:02:52
ONLINE CATALOG PRV OWN V 53 139 1997-11-21 09:49:59
THEORYNT CATALOG ALL OWN V 54 10 1996-05-24 15:35:25
KIDPROJ CATALOG ALL OWN V 53 206 1996-08-12 16:37:10
NEW-LIST CATALOG ALL OWN V 53 12 1996-05-29 15:00:56
NAT-JOURN CATALOG PRV OWN V 64 15 1998-05-29 12:33:15
PEERS NAMES ALL LMC V 108 1603 1998-05-26 21:08:06
BITEARN NODES N/A LMC V 239 1967 1998-06-04 09:56:03
LISTCAT FILE ALL LMC V 49 394 1997-01-21 18:46:38
LISTFILE MEMO ALL N/A V 72 606 1995-05-24 03:35:12 |
An index usually contains a listing with the following
columns:
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Column
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Description
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filename
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Name of
the list.
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filetype
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Name of
the file available for the list.
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get
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Who may
retrieve the file - see codes below.
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put
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Who can
upload the file; same codes as for "get".
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rfm
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File record
format - "V" for variable length lines, "F" for fixed length
lines.
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lrecl
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The longest
line length.
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nrecs
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The number
of lines.
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date
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The date
the file was uploaded.
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time
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The time
the file was uploaded.
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description
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A file
description (optional).
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The codes in the "Get" and "Put" columns mean the
following:
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Code |
Description |
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ALL |
Everybody |
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CTL |
LISTSERV
administrators |
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OWN |
List
owners |
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PRV |
Private,
ie list members |
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LMC |
LISTSERV
master coordinator |
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N/A |
Not
applicable - file is internally maintained by LISTSERV |
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MSC |
Miscellaneous
- contact administrator for more information |
You can also use the get command to obtain
a list's index; in other words, the following commands are equivalent:
get <listname> filelist
index <listname>
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