-.TH SMBCLIENT 1 17/1/1995 smbclient smbclient
+.TH SMBCLIENT 1 smbclient smbclient
.SH NAME
smbclient \- ftp-like Lan Manager client program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B servicename
is the name of the service you want to use on the server. A service
name takes the form
-.B "\\\\\\\\server\\\\service"
+.B "\e\eserver\eservice"
where
.B server
is the netbios name of the Lan Manager server offering the desired service and
on the Lan Manager server "lanman", you would use the servicename
.RS 10
-.B "\\\\\\\\lanman\\\\printer"
+.B "\e\elanman\eprinter"
.RE
Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily the host name of the
used as:
.LP
smbclient
-.B "\\\\\\\\server\\\\share"
+.B "\e\eserver\eshare"
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.IR blocksize
.B Examples
-smbclient \\\\mypc\\myshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar
+smbclient \e\emypc\emyshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar
Restore from tar file backup.tar into myshare on mypc (no password on share).
-smbclient \\\\mypc\\myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar users/docs
+smbclient \e\emypc\emyshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar users/docs
Restore everything except users/docs
-smbclient \\\\mypc\\myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar users/docs
+smbclient \e\emypc\emyshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar users/docs
Create a tar file of the files beneath users/docs.
.RE
the server, e.g. \-c 'print \-'.
.RE
.SH OPERATIONS
-Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt, "smb: \\>".
-The backslash ("\\") indicates the current working directory on the server,
+Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt, "smb: \e>".
+The backslash ("\e") indicates the current working directory on the server,
and will change if the current working directory is changed.
The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to carry out a user
Toggle directory recursion for the commands
.B mget
and
-.B mput
-.
+.BR mput .
When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories in the source
-directory (ie., the directory they are copying
-.I from
-) and will recurse into any that match the mask specified to the command. Only
+directory (i.e., the directory they are copying
+.IR from )
+and will recurse into any that match the mask specified to the command. Only
files that match the mask specified using the
.B mask
command will be retrieved. See also the
None known.
.SH CREDITS
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
-Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
+Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-This man page was written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
-
See
.BR smb.conf (5)
for a full list of contributors and details on how to