VIRGIL(2) VIRGIL(2) NAME virgil - pose question to name resolver SYNOPSIS include "security.m"; virgil := load Virgil Virgil->PATH; virgil: fn(args: list of string): string; DESCRIPTION Virgil provides a client side interface for interactions with the name resolution service virgild(8). Args is a command line of the form: virgil [-v address] [name] Name is the host name to be resolved to a network address. Normally the request is broadcast to any and all virgild servers on the network, which virgil expects to find on UDP/IP port 2202. The -v option instead directs the request to the given numeric IP address. Virgil waits up to 5 seconds for a reply, retransmitting the request once a second. It accepts and returns the first answer it receives. SOURCE /appl/lib/virgil.b SEE ALSO sys-dial(2), cs(8), register(8), virgild(8) DIAGNOSTICS Virgil returns `nil' for invalid arguments and if the name was not resolved. BUGS The virgild port is hard coded. Page 1 Plan 9 (printed 11/18/24)