There are a number of command line tools that allow unix admins and their scripts to read and write to the hostinfo database.

These commands are designed to be embedded into scripts - they will never ask for more input - everything is done on the command line.

Commands

• hostinfo - access information in the database

Host based commands

• hostinfo_addhost - add a new host to the database
• hostinfo_renamehost - change the name of a host
• hostinfo_mergehost - merge two hosts together into one
• hostinfo_deletehost - remove a host from the database

Value based commands

• hostinfo_addvalue - add a new value to the database
• hostinfo_deletevalue - remove a value from the database
• hostinfo_replacevalue - replace an existing value with a new one

Key based commands

• hostinfo_addkey - add a new key
• hostinfo_showkey - show the keys and their details

Restricted value commands

• hostinfo_addrestrictedvalue - Add a new possible value to a restricted value key
• hostinfo_deleterestrictedvalue - Remove a possible value from a restricted value key
• hostinfo_listrestrictedvalue - List all the possible values for a restricted value key

Alias commands

• hostinfo_addalias - Add a new alias to an existing host
• hostinfo_deletealias - Delete an alias from a host
• hostinfo_listalias - List the aliases that a host has

Misc commands

• hostinfo_undolog - access the undo log if you made a mistake
• hostinfo_history - show the changes that have been made to a host
• Automated Links - generate links to other data sources
• hostinfo_import - import a previously exported XML dump of hostinfo