ibm_hosts (5)
NAME
ibm_hosts - host database for x3270 and c3270SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/X11/x3270/ibm_hostsDESCRIPTION
The ibm_hosts file contains information regarding IBM hosts on the network. An IBM host is a host which can communicate with a 3270 terminal emulator such as x3270 or c3270. Each line defines a name in the following format (optional fields are shown in brackets):
name type [opt:]...[luname@]hostname[:port] [actions]
Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or TAB characters. A line beginning with # is taken as a comment (note that # anywhere else on a line does not indicate a comment).
The name field is a mnemonic used to identify the host.
The type field is a keyword that indicates the type of entry. The value primary means that the name will be included in host-selection menus that may be displayed by a 3270 emulator. The value alias means that the name will not be included in menus, but will still be accepted as valid input when a host name is required.
The hostname field is the Internet hostname or dot-notation Internet address of the host.
The hostname can include `s:' or `p:' prefixes, e.g., s:finicky (see the x3270(1) or c3270(1) man page sfor details). It can also include an LU name, separated by an `@' character, e.g., oddlu@bluehost. Finally, it can include a non-default port number, appended to the hostname with a colon `:' character, e.g., bluehost:97. (For compatability with earlier versions of x3270, the port can also be separated by a slash `/' character.)
The optional actions field specifies actions to be taken once the connection is made and a data-entry field is defined. If the text looks like an action, e.g., PF(1), it is unmodified; otherwise it is taken as the parameter to the String() action. The actions are not intended for entering usernames and passwords; rather they provide an automated way of specifying a front-end menu option.
EXAMPLE
Given the following ibm_hosts file:
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mvs primary mvs-host
tso alias mvs-host
mvs2 primary mvs-host:4012
vm primary vtam Tab() String(3) Enter()