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It offers an interface - similar to that of the ftp program (see <command>ftp(1)</command>). - Operations include things like getting files from the server - to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to - the server, retrieving directory information from the server - and so on. </para> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>OPTIONS</title> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>servicename</term> - <listitem><para>servicename is the name of the service - you want to use on the server. A service name takes the form - <filename>//server/service</filename> where <parameter>server - </parameter> is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server - offering the desired service and <parameter>service</parameter> - is the name of the service offered. Thus to connect to - the service "printer" on the SMB/CIFS server "smbserver", - you would use the servicename <filename>//smbserver/printer - </filename></para> - - <para>Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily - the IP (DNS) host name of the server ! The name required is - a NetBIOS server name, which may or may not be the - same as the IP hostname of the machine running the server. - </para> - - <para>The server name is looked up according to either - the <parameter>-R</parameter> parameter to <command>smbclient</command> or - using the name resolve order parameter in the <filename>smb.conf</filename> file, - allowing an administrator to change the order and methods - by which server names are looked up. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>password</term> - <listitem><para>The password required to access the specified - service on the specified server. If this parameter is - supplied, the <parameter>-N</parameter> option (suppress - password prompt) is assumed. </para> - - <para>There is no default password. If no password is supplied - on the command line (either by using this parameter or adding - a password to the <parameter>-U</parameter> option (see - below)) and the <parameter>-N</parameter> option is not - specified, the client will prompt for a password, even if - the desired service does not require one. (If no password is - required, simply press ENTER to provide a null password.) - </para> - - <para>Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for - Workgroups) insist on an uppercase password. Lowercase - or mixed case passwords may be rejected by these servers. - </para> - - <para>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-s smb.conf</term> - <listitem><para>Specifies the location of the all important - <filename>smb.conf</filename> file. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-O socket options</term> - <listitem><para>TCP socket options to set on the client - socket. See the socket options parameter in the <filename> - smb.conf (5)</filename> manpage for the list of valid - options. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-R <name resolve order></term> - <listitem><para>This option is used by the programs in the Samba - suite to determine what naming services and in what order to resolve - host names to IP addresses. The option takes a space-separated - string of different name resolution options.</para> - - <para>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They - cause names to be resolved as follows :</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><constant>lmhosts</constant> : Lookup an IP - address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has - no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <ulink - url="lmhosts.5.html">lmhosts(5)</ulink> for details) then - any name type matches for lookup.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><constant>host</constant> : Do a standard host - name to IP address resolution, using the system <filename>/etc/hosts - </filename>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution - is operating system dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this - may be controlled by the <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> - file). Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name - type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise - it is ignored.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><constant>wins</constant> : Query a name with - the IP address listed in the <parameter>wins server</parameter> - parameter. If no WINS server has - been specified this method will be ignored.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><constant>bcast</constant> : Do a broadcast on - each of the known local interfaces listed in the - <parameter>interfaces</parameter> - parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution - methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally - connected subnet.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para>If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order - defined in the <filename>smb.conf</filename> file parameter - (name resolve order) will be used. </para> - - <para>The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without - this parameter or any entry in the <parameter>name resolve order - </parameter> parameter of the <filename>smb.conf</filename> file the name resolution - methods will be attempted in this order. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-M NetBIOS name</term> - <listitem><para>This options allows you to send messages, using - the "WinPopup" protocol, to another computer. Once a connection is - established you then type your message, pressing ^D (control-D) to - end. </para> - - <para>If the receiving computer is running WinPopup the user will - receive the message and probably a beep. If they are not running - WinPopup the message will be lost, and no error message will - occur. </para> - - <para>The message is also automatically truncated if the message - is over 1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the protocol. - </para> - - <para>One useful trick is to cat the message through - <command>smbclient</command>. For example: <command> - cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED </command> will - send the message in the file <filename>mymessage.txt</filename> - to the machine FRED. </para> - - <para>You may also find the <parameter>-U</parameter> and - <parameter>-I</parameter> options useful, as they allow you to - control the FROM and TO parts of the message. </para> - - <para>See the message command parameter in the <filename> - smb.conf(5)</filename> for a description of how to handle incoming - WinPopup messages in Samba. </para> - - <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis>: Copy WinPopup into the startup group - on your WfWg PCs if you want them to always be able to receive - messages. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-i scope</term> - <listitem><para>This specifies a NetBIOS scope that smbclient will - use to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details - on the use of NetBIOS scopes, see <filename>rfc1001.txt</filename> - and <filename>rfc1002.txt</filename>. - NetBIOS scopes are <emphasis>very</emphasis> rarely used, only set - this parameter if you are the system administrator in charge of all - the NetBIOS systems you communicate with. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-N</term> - <listitem><para>If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal - password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when - accessing a service that does not require a password. </para> - - <para>Unless a password is specified on the command line or - this parameter is specified, the client will request a - password.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-n NetBIOS name</term> - <listitem><para>By default, the client will use the local - machine's hostname (in uppercase) as its NetBIOS name. This parameter - allows you to override the host name and use whatever NetBIOS - name you wish. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-d debuglevel</term> - <listitem><para><replaceable>debuglevel</replaceable> is an integer from 0 to 10, or - the letter 'A'. </para> - - <para>The default value if this parameter is not specified - is zero. </para> - - <para>The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to - the log files about the activities of the - client. At level 0, only critical errors and serious warnings will - be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for day to day running - - it generates a small amount of information about operations - carried out. </para> - - <para>Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log - data, and should only be used when investigating a problem. - Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and - generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely - cryptic. If <replaceable>debuglevel</replaceable> is set to the letter 'A', then <emphasis>all - </emphasis> debug messages will be printed. This setting - is for developers only (and people who <emphasis>really</emphasis> want - to know how the code works internally). </para> - - <para>Note that specifying this parameter here will override - the log level parameter in the <filename>smb.conf (5)</filename> - file. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-p port</term> - <listitem><para>This number is the TCP port number that will be used - when making connections to the server. The standard (well-known) - TCP port number for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the - default. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-l logfilename</term> - <listitem><para>If specified, <replaceable>logfilename</replaceable> specifies a base filename - into which operational data from the running client will be - logged. </para> - - <para>The default base name is specified at compile time.</para> - - <para>The base name is used to generate actual log file names. - For example, if the name specified was "log", the debug file - would be <filename>log.client</filename>.</para> - - <para>The log file generated is never removed by the client. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-h</term><listitem> - <para>Print the usage message for the client. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-I IP-address</term> - <listitem><para><replaceable>IP address</replaceable> is the address of the server to connect to. - It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation. </para> - - <para>Normally the client would attempt to locate a named - SMB/CIFS server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution - mechanism described above in the <parameter>name resolve order</parameter> - parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client - to assume that the server is on the machine with the specified IP - address and the NetBIOS name component of the resource being - connected to will be ignored. </para> - - <para>There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, - it will be determined automatically by the client as described - above. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-E</term> - <listitem><para>This parameter causes the client to write messages - to the standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard - output stream. </para> - - <para>By default, the client writes messages to standard output - - typically the user's tty. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-U username[%pass]</term> - <listitem><para>Sets the SMB username or username and password. - If %pass is not specified, The user will be prompted. The client - will first check the <envar>USER</envar> environment variable, then the - <envar>LOGNAME</envar> variable and if either exists, the - string is uppercased. Anything in these variables following a '%' - sign will be treated as the password. If these environment - variables are not found, the username <constant>GUEST</constant> - is used. </para> - - <para>If the password is not included in these environment - variables (using the %pass syntax), <command>smbclient</command> will look for - a <envar>PASSWD</envar> environment variable from which - to read the password. </para> - - <para>A third option is to use a credentials file which - contains the plaintext of the domain name, username and password. This - option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn't - wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment - variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions - on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the - <parameter>-A</parameter> for more details. </para> - - <para>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in - the <envar>PASSWD</envar> environment variable. Also, on - many systems the command line of a running process may be seen - via the <command>ps</command> command to be safe always allow - <command>smbclient</command> to prompt for a password and type - it in directly. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-A filename</term><listitem><para>This option allows - you to specify a file from which to read the username, domain name, and - password used in the connection. The format of the file is - </para> - - <para><programlisting> -username = <value> -password = <value> -domain = <value> - </programlisting></para> - - - <para>If the domain parameter is missing the current workgroup name - is used instead. Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict - access from unwanted users. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-L</term> - <listitem><para>This option allows you to look at what services - are available on a server. You use it as <command>smbclient -L - host</command> and a list should appear. The <parameter>-I - </parameter> option may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't - match your TCP/IP DNS host names or if you are trying to reach a - host on another network. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-t terminal code</term> - <listitem><para>This option tells <command>smbclient</command> how to interpret - filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian language - multibyte UNIX implementations use different character sets than - SMB/CIFS servers (<emphasis>EUC</emphasis> instead of <emphasis> - SJIS</emphasis> for example). Setting this parameter will let - <command>smbclient</command> convert between the UNIX filenames and - the SMB filenames correctly. This option has not been seriously tested - and may have some problems. </para> - - <para>The terminal codes include CWsjis, CWeuc, CWjis7, CWjis8, - CWjunet, CWhex, CWcap. This is not a complete list, check the Samba - source code for the complete list. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-b buffersize</term> - <listitem><para>This option changes the transmit/send buffer - size when getting or putting a file from/to the server. The default - is 65520 bytes. Setting this value smaller (to 1200 bytes) has been - observed to speed up file transfers to and from a Win9x server. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-W WORKGROUP</term> - <listitem><para>Override the default workgroup (domain) specified - in the workgroup parameter of the <filename>smb.conf</filename> - file for this connection. This may be needed to connect to some - servers. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-T tar options</term> - <listitem><para>smbclient may be used to create <command>tar(1) - </command> compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS - share. The secondary tar flags that can be given to this option - are : </para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><parameter>c</parameter> - Create a tar file on UNIX. - Must be followed by the name of a tar file, tape device - or "-" for standard output. If using standard output you must - turn the log level to its lowest value -d0 to avoid corrupting - your tar file. This flag is mutually exclusive with the - <parameter>x</parameter> flag. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>x</parameter> - Extract (restore) a local - tar file back to a share. Unless the -D option is given, the tar - files will be restored from the top level of the share. Must be - followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-" for standard - input. Mutually exclusive with the <parameter>c</parameter> flag. - Restored files have their creation times (mtime) set to the - date saved in the tar file. Directories currently do not get - their creation dates restored properly. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>I</parameter> - Include files and directories. - Is the default behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes - tar files to be included in an extract or create (and therefore - everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing - works in one of two ways. See r below. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>X</parameter> - Exclude files and directories. - Causes tar files to be excluded from an extract or create. See - example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. - See <parameter>r</parameter> below. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>b</parameter> - Blocksize. Must be followed - by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be - written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>g</parameter> - Incremental. Only back up - files that have the archive bit set. Useful only with the - <parameter>c</parameter> flag. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>q</parameter> - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing - diagnostics as it works. This is the same as tarmode quiet. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>r</parameter> - Regular expression include - or exclude. Uses regular expression matching for - excluding or excluding files if compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. - However this mode can be very slow. If not compiled with - HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and '?'. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>N</parameter> - Newer than. Must be followed - by the name of a file whose date is compared against files found - on the share during a create. Only files newer than the file - specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the - <parameter>c</parameter> flag. </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para><parameter>a</parameter> - Set archive bit. Causes the - archive bit to be reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the - <parameter>g</parameter> and <parameter>c</parameter> flags. - </para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para><emphasis>Tar Long File Names</emphasis></para> - - <para><command>smbclient</command>'s tar option now supports long - file names both on backup and restore. However, the full path - name of the file must be less than 1024 bytes. Also, when - a tar archive is created, <command>smbclient</command>'s tar option places all - files in the archive with relative names, not absolute names. - </para> - - <para><emphasis>Tar Filenames</emphasis></para> - - <para>All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\' - as the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as - the component separator). </para> - - <para><emphasis>Examples</emphasis></para> - - <para>Restore from tar file <filename>backup.tar</filename> into myshare on mypc - (no password on share). </para> - - <para><command>smbclient //mypc/yshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar - </command></para> - - <para>Restore everything except <filename>users/docs</filename> - </para> - - <para><command>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar - users/docs</command></para> - - <para>Create a tar file of the files beneath <filename> - users/docs</filename>. </para> - - <para><command>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc - backup.tar users/docs </command></para> - - <para>Create the same tar file as above, but now use - a DOS path name. </para> - - <para><command>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -tc backup.tar - users\edocs </command></para> - - <para>Create a tar file of all the files and directories in - the share. </para> - - <para><command>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar * - </command></para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-D initial directory</term> - <listitem><para>Change to initial directory before starting. Probably - only of any use with the tar -T option. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>-c command string</term> - <listitem><para>command string is a semicolon-separated list of - commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. <parameter> - -N</parameter> is implied by <parameter>-c</parameter>.</para> - - <para>This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin - to the server, e.g. <command>-c 'print -'</command>. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>OPERATIONS</title> - - <para>Once the client is running, the user is presented with - a prompt : </para> - - <para><prompt>smb:\> </prompt></para> - - <para>The backslash ("\") indicates the current working directory - on the server, and will change if the current working directory - is changed. </para> - - <para>The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to - carry out a user command. Each command is a single word, optionally - followed by parameters specific to that command. Command and parameters - are space-delimited unless these notes specifically - state otherwise. All commands are case-insensitive. Parameters to - commands may or may not be case sensitive, depending on the command. - </para> - - <para>You can specify file names which have spaces in them by quoting - the name with double quotes, for example "a long file name". </para> - - <para>Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are - optional. If not given, the command will use suitable defaults. Parameters - shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are required. - </para> - - - <para>Note that all commands operating on the server are actually - performed by issuing a request to the server. Thus the behavior may - vary from server to server, depending on how the server was implemented. - </para> - - <para>The commands available are given here in alphabetical order. </para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>? [command]</term> - <listitem><para>If <replaceable>command</replaceable> is specified, the ? command will display - a brief informative message about the specified command. If no - command is specified, a list of available commands will - be displayed. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>! [shell command]</term> - <listitem><para>If <replaceable>shell command</replaceable> is specified, the ! - command will execute a shell locally and run the specified shell - command. If no command is specified, a local shell will be run. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>altname file</term> - <listitem><para>The client will request that the server return - the "alternate" name (the 8.3 name) for a file or directory. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>cancel jobid0 [jobid1] ... [jobidN]</term> - <listitem><para>The client will request that the server cancel - the printjobs identified by the given numeric print job ids. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>chmod file mode in octal</term> - <listitem><para>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS - UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server - change the UNIX permissions to the given octal mode, in standard UNIX format. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>chown file uid gid</term> - <listitem><para>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS - UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server - change the UNIX user and group ownership to the given decimal values. Note there is - currently no way to remotely look up the UNIX uid and gid values for a given name. - This may be addressed in future versions of the CIFS UNIX extensions. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>cd [directory name]</term> - <listitem><para>If "directory name" is specified, the current - working directory on the server will be changed to the directory - specified. This operation will fail if for any reason the specified - directory is inaccessible. </para> - - <para>If no directory name is specified, the current working - directory on the server will be reported. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>del <mask></term> - <listitem><para>The client will request that the server attempt - to delete all files matching <replaceable>mask</replaceable> from the current working - directory on the server. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>dir <mask></term> - <listitem><para>A list of the files matching <replaceable>mask</replaceable> in the current - working directory on the server will be retrieved from the server - and displayed. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>exit</term> - <listitem><para>Terminate the connection with the server and exit - from the program. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>get <remote file name> [local file name]</term> - <listitem><para>Copy the file called <filename>remote file name</filename> from - the server to the machine running the client. If specified, name - the local copy <filename>local file name</filename>. Note that all transfers in - <command>smbclient</command> are binary. See also the - lowercase command. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>help [command]</term> - <listitem><para>See the ? command above. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>lcd [directory name]</term> - <listitem><para>If <replaceable>directory name</replaceable> is specified, the current - working directory on the local machine will be changed to - the directory specified. This operation will fail if for any - reason the specified directory is inaccessible. </para> - - <para>If no directory name is specified, the name of the - current working directory on the local machine will be reported. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>link source destination</term> - <listitem><para>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS - UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server - create a hard link between the source and destination files. The source file - must not exist. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>lowercase</term> - <listitem><para>Toggle lowercasing of filenames for the get and - mget commands. </para> - - <para>When lowercasing is toggled ON, local filenames are converted - to lowercase when using the get and mget commands. This is - often useful when copying (say) MSDOS files from a server, because - lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX systems. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>ls <mask></term> - <listitem><para>See the dir command above. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>mask <mask></term> - <listitem><para>This command allows the user to set up a mask - which will be used during recursive operation of the mget and - mput commands. </para> - - <para>The masks specified to the mget and mput commands act as - filters for directories rather than files when recursion is - toggled ON. </para> - - <para>The mask specified with the mask command is necessary - to filter files within those directories. For example, if the - mask specified in an mget command is "source*" and the mask - specified with the mask command is "*.c" and recursion is - toggled ON, the mget command will retrieve all files matching - "*.c" in all directories below and including all directories - matching "source*" in the current working directory. </para> - - <para>Note that the value for mask defaults to blank (equivalent - to "*") and remains so until the mask command is used to change it. - It retains the most recently specified value indefinitely. To - avoid unexpected results it would be wise to change the value of - mask back to "*" after using the mget or mput commands. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>md <directory name></term> - <listitem><para>See the mkdir command. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>mget <mask></term> - <listitem><para>Copy all files matching <replaceable>mask</replaceable> from the server to - the machine running the client. </para> - - <para>Note that <replaceable>mask</replaceable> is interpreted differently during recursive - operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and - mask commands for more information. Note that all transfers in - <command>smbclient</command> are binary. See also the lowercase command. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>mkdir <directory name></term> - <listitem><para>Create a new directory on the server (user access - privileges permitting) with the specified name. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>mput <mask></term> - <listitem><para>Copy all files matching <replaceable>mask</replaceable> in the current working - directory on the local machine to the current working directory on - the server. </para> - - <para>Note that <replaceable>mask</replaceable> is interpreted differently during recursive - operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and mask - commands for more information. Note that all transfers in <command>smbclient</command> - are binary. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>print <file name></term> - <listitem><para>Print the specified file from the local machine - through a printable service on the server. </para> - - <para>See also the printmode command.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>printmode <graphics or text></term> - <listitem><para>Set the print mode to suit either binary data - (such as graphical information) or text. Subsequent print - commands will use the currently set print mode. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>prompt</term> - <listitem><para>Toggle prompting for filenames during operation - of the mget and mput commands. </para> - - <para>When toggled ON, the user will be prompted to confirm - the transfer of each file during these commands. When toggled - OFF, all specified files will be transferred without prompting. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>put <local file name> [remote file name]</term> - <listitem><para>Copy the file called <filename>local file name</filename> from the - machine running the client to the server. If specified, - name the remote copy <filename>remote file name</filename>. Note that all transfers - in <command>smbclient</command> are binary. See also the lowercase command. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>queue</term> - <listitem><para>Displays the print queue, showing the job id, - name, size and current status. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>quit</term> - <listitem><para>See the exit command. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>rd <directory name></term> - <listitem><para>See the rmdir command. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>recurse</term> - <listitem><para>Toggle directory recursion for the commands mget - and mput. </para> - - <para>When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories - in the source directory (i.e., the directory they are copying - from ) and will recurse into any that match the mask specified - to the command. Only files that match the mask specified using - the mask command will be retrieved. See also the mask command. - </para> - - <para>When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current - working directory on the source machine that match the mask specified - to the mget or mput commands will be copied, and any mask specified - using the mask command will be ignored. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>rm <mask></term> - <listitem><para>Remove all files matching <replaceable>mask</replaceable> from the current - working directory on the server. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>rmdir <directory name></term> - <listitem><para>Remove the specified directory (user access - privileges permitting) from the server. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>setmode <filename> <perm=[+|\-]rsha></term> - <listitem><para>A version of the DOS attrib command to set - file permissions. For example: </para> - - <para><command>setmode myfile +r </command></para> - - <para>would make myfile read only. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>symlink source destination</term> - <listitem><para>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS - UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server - create a symbolic hard link between the source and destination files. The source file - must not exist. Note that the server will not create a link to any path that lies - outside the currently connected share. This is enforced by the Samba server. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> - <term>tar <c|x>[IXbgNa]</term> - <listitem><para>Performs a tar operation - see the <parameter>-T - </parameter> command line option above. Behavior may be affected - by the tarmode command (see below). Using g (incremental) and N - (newer) will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option - with tar x may not work - use the command line option instead. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>blocksize <blocksize></term> - <listitem><para>Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater - than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in - <replaceable>blocksize</replaceable>*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term>tarmode <full|inc|reset|noreset></term> - <listitem><para>Changes tar's behavior with regard to archive - bits. In full mode, tar will back up everything regardless of the - archive bit setting (this is the default mode). In incremental mode, - tar will only back up files with the archive bit set. In reset mode, - tar will reset the archive bit on all files it backs up (implies - read/write share). </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - </variablelist> -</refsect1> - -<refsect1> - <title>NOTES</title> - - <para>Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, - passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine names. - If you fail to connect try giving all parameters in uppercase. - </para> - - <para>It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting - to some types of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists - on a valid NetBIOS name being used, so you need to supply a valid - name that would be known to the server.</para> - - <para>smbclient supports long file names where the server - supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above. </para> -</refsect1> - -<refsect1> - <title>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</title> - - <para>The variable <envar>USER</envar> may contain the - username of the person using the client. This information is - used only if the protocol level is high enough to support - session-level passwords.</para> - - - <para>The variable <envar>PASSWD</envar> may contain - the password of the person using the client. This information is - used only if the protocol level is high enough to support - session-level passwords. </para> - - <para>The variable <envar>LIBSMB_PROG</envar> may contain - the path, executed with system(), which the client should connect - to instead of connecting to a server. This functionality is primarily - intended as a development aid, and works best when using a LMHOSTS - file</para> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>INSTALLATION</title> - - <para>The location of the client program is a matter for - individual system administrators. The following are thus - suggestions only. </para> - - <para>It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed - in the <filename>/usr/local/samba/bin/</filename> or <filename> - /usr/samba/bin/</filename> directory, this directory readable - by all, writeable only by root. The client program itself should - be executable by all. The client should <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be - setuid or setgid! </para> - - <para>The client log files should be put in a directory readable - and writeable only by the user. </para> - - <para>To test the client, you will need to know the name of a - running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run <command>smbd(8) - </command> as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon - on a user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) - would provide a suitable test server. </para> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>DIAGNOSTICS</title> - - <para>Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a - specified log file. The log file name is specified at compile time, - but may be overridden on the command line. </para> - - <para>The number and nature of diagnostics available depends - on the debug level used by the client. If you have problems, - set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files. </para> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>VERSION</title> - - <para>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of - the Samba suite.</para> -</refsect1> - - -<refsect1> - <title>AUTHOR</title> - - <para>The original Samba software and related utilities - were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed - by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar - to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> - - <para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. - The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another - excellent piece of Open Source software, available at - <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> - ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 - release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for - Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</para> -</refsect1> - -</refentry> |