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HOSTSEARCH(1)          DragonFly General Commands Manual         HOSTSEARCH(1)


NAME

     hostsearch - query several hosts for installed Debian packages


SYNOPSIS

     hostsearch [-f hostsfile] pkgname...
     hostsearch [-hV]


DESCRIPTION

     The hostsearch utility connects to several hosts using SSH and checks if
     the specified Debian packages are installed.

     Options:

     -f      Specify the file containing the list of hosts to query (default:
             int.hoster.bg.z).

     -h      Display program usage information and exit.

     -V      Display program version information and exit.


RETURN VALUES

     The hostsearch utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.


ENVIRONMENT

     The hostsearch utility's operation is currently not directly affected by
     its environment.


FILES

     The hostsearch utility reads the hosts list file (either int.hoster.bg.z
     or the one specified as an argument to the -f command-line option) to
     determine the list of hosts to connect to.  This should be a plain text
     file containing one hostname per row.


EXAMPLES

     Connect to the hosts listed in the int.hoster.bg.z file and list those
     that have curl installed:

           hostsearch curl

     Specify a different host list file and check for more packages:

           hostsearch -f ringlet.z apt-listchanges sysgather


SEE ALSO

     dpkg(1), ssh(1)


HISTORY

     The hostsearch utility was written by Peter Pentchev in 2010.


AUTHORS

     Peter Penchev <roam@ringlet.net>

DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT       August 17, 2010      DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT

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