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- waisq
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- This is a shell level interface to WAIS questions that have
- been built using xwais. It allows a user to submit
- questions to sources for queries, and to retrieve documents
- from questions (and the appropriate source). It can build
- or modify a question, including the modification performed
- during a search.
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- wwwwaaaaiiiissssqqqq
- [-f question_file] /* defaults to stdin, stdout */
- [-s sourcedir] /* or ~/wais-sources/ */
- [-S sourcename]
- [-c common_sourcedir] /* or it is ignored */
- [-m max_Result_Docs] /* defaults to 40 */
- [-v document_number]
- [-g] /* to do a search */
- [-h] /* this message */
- [-t] /* test a source */
- [-V] /* print version */
- [word [word [...]]]
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- wwwwaaaaiiiissssqqqq - [other options] /* for interactive mode */
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- ----ffff _q_u_e_s_t_i_o_n__f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e
- the pathname for a question structure as stored in
- a file. It uses standard UNIX conventions. If no
- filename is provided, stdin is used. If the
- filename is a dash ( - ), no question will be
- read, so you must specify a sourcename and the
- words to search. This will create a question
- structure and write it to stdout.
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- a directory where source structures are stored.
- It must end with a '/'. If it is not specified,
- ~/wais-sources/ is used. If none of those exist,
- the application will probably fail, unless the
- common_sourcedir exists. Only files that end in
- .src in the directory are considered sources.
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- ----SSSS _s_o_u_r_c_e_n_a_m_e
- the pathname of a source structure file. It must
- exist in sourcedir or common_sourcedir, and end in
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- Similar to sourcedir, but usually common for a
- site. It need not exist.
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- The limit on the number of results returned by a
- server. Default value is 40.
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- ----vvvv _d_o_c_u_m_e_n_t__n_u_m_b_e_r
- The number of the document to retrieve from a
- valid query. This can be from a previously stored
- question, or the current question if the -g option
- is used.
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- ----tttt Test a source to see if it is servicing wais
- requests. The first word will be taken as the
- name of a source.
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- ----gggg Submit the query. You must specify the -g option
- in order to actually perform a query. You need
- not specify it if you have already performed a
- query from which you wish to retrieve a document.
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- ----VVVV Print the version number and date of the program.
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- wwwwoooorrrrdddd... optional search keywords to replace any search
- keywords in the question.
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- ---- If the first argument is a dash ( - ) then waisq
- operates in an interactive mode. It then reads
- question structures from standard input, and
- returns results to standard output. If the
- question has search-words or relevant documents,
- it performs the query, and returns the resulting
- question structure to standard output. If there
- are only result documents, it retrieves them and
- prints them to standard output. It continues to
- read it's input until an end of file is
- encountered, and then it exits. All other command
- line switches will work, except -f. This makes
- waisq useful as a tool for user interfaces to
- access the WAIS system.
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- to create a new question and submit it for a query:
- waisq -f - -S sourcename -g word1 word2 > my_question
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- to submit an existing question for query:
- waisq -f question_name -g
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- To retrieve a response:
- waisq -f question_name -v 1
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- waisserver(1), waisindex(1), waissearch(1), xwais(1),
- xwaisq(1)
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- Wide Area Information Servers Concepts by Brewster Kahle.
- brewster@think.com
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- The diagnostics produced by the application are meant to be
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- Jonny Goldman <Jonathan@Think.COM>
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