[lug] Links??

[nunar at nunar.com]

Thanks a bunch!!!



"Jarosko, Bill" wrote:

> Just alias the command.
>
> alias nslookup='nslookup -sil'
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nunar at nunar.com [mailto:nunar at nunar.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 2:27 PM
> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> Subject: [lug] Links??
>
> Hello everybody!
> I've got RH 7.1 installed on my workstation and it's running like a
> dream! (Much better than 7.0)
> However, I use nslookup a lot, and ever since the installation it's
> giving me a message that says,
>
> "Note:  nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
> Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead.  Run nslookup with
> the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing."
>
> Now I understand that I can use the -sil option or I can go with dig or
> host. But I'm ever so faithfil to nslookup, and I enjoy the option of
> searching for several domain names without having to type in the entire
> command.
>
> What I'm looking for is a way to link the command with the -sil option
> to the regular command.
>
> I've run:
> ln -s /etc/nslookup -sil /usr/bin/nslookup
>
> and it thinks the -sil are options for ln.
>
> I've also tried:
> ln -s '/etc/nslookup -sil' /usr/bin/nslookup
>
> This results in a broken link.
> Any ideas on this??
>
> Thanks,
> Shannon
>
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