label(SYNOPSIS)
manpagesynopsis()
-bf(smbclient) service [password] [-s smb.conf] [-B IP addr] [-O socket_options][-R name resolve order] [-M NetBIOS name] [-i scope] [-N] [-n NetBIOS name] [-d debuglevel] [-P] [-p port] [-l log basename] [-h] [-I dest IP] [-E] [-U username] [-L NetBIOS name] [-t terminal code] [-m max protocol] [-W workgroup] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan] [-D directory] [-c command string]
+bf(smbclient) link(servicename)(servicename) [link(password)(password)] [link(-s smb.conf)(minuss)] [link(-B IP addr)(minusB)] [link(-O socket options)(minusO)][link(-R name resolve order)(nameresolveorder)] [link(-M NetBIOS name)(minusM)] [link(-i scope)(minusi)] [link(-N)(minusN)] [link(-n NetBIOS name)(minusn)] [link(-d debuglevel)(minusd)] [link(-P)(minusP)] [link(-p port)(minusp)] [link(-l log basename)(minusl)] [link(-h)(minush)] [link(-I dest IP)(minusI)] [link(-E)(minusE)] [link(-U username)(minusU)] [link(-L NetBIOS name)(minusL)] [link(-t terminal code)(minust)] [link(-m max protocol)(minusm)] [link(-W workgroup)(minusW)] [link(-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan)(minusT)] [link(-D directory)(minusD)] [link(-c command string)(minusc)]
label(DESCRIPTION)
manpagedescription()
startdit()
+label(servicename)
dit(bf(servicename)) servicename is the name of the service you want
to use on the server. A service name takes the form
tt(//server/service) where em(server) is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS
parameter in the smb.conf file, allowing an administrator to change
the order and methods by which server names are looked up.
+label(password)
dit(bf(password)) password is the password required to access the
specified service on the specified server. If this parameter is
-supplied, the bf(-N) option (suppress password prompt) is assumed.
+supplied, the link(bf(-N))(minusN) option (suppress password prompt) is assumed.
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 bf(-U) option (see below)) and the bf(-N) option is not specified,
+the link(bf(-U))(minusU) option (see below)) and the link(bf(-N))(minusN) 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.)
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts.
+label(minuss)
dit(bf(-s smb.conf)) This parameter specifies the pathname to the
Samba configuration file, smb.conf. This file controls all aspects of
the Samba setup on the machine and smbclient also needs to read this
file.
+label(minusB)
dit(bf(-B IP addr)) The IP address to use when sending a broadcast packet.
-dit(bf(-O socket_options)) TCP socket options to set on the client
+label(minusO)
+dit(bf(-O socket options)) TCP socket options to set on the client
socket. See the url(socket options)(smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions)
parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) manpage for
the list of valid options.
listed in the url(bf(interfaces))(smb.conf.5.html#interfaces) parameter
in the smb.conf file. This is the least reliable of the name resolution
methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally connected
-subnet. To specify a particular broadcast address the bf(-B) option
+subnet. To specify a particular broadcast address the link(bf(-B))(minusB) option
may be used.
endit()
url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file the name resolution methods
will be attempted in this order.
+label(minusM)
dit(bf(-M NetBIOS name)) 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
will send the message in the file em(mymessage.txt) to the machine FRED.
-You may also find the bf(-U) and bf(-I) options useful, as they allow
+You may also find the link(bf(-U))(minusU) and link(bf(-I))(minusI) options useful, as they allow
you to control the FROM and TO parts of the message.
See the url(bf(message command))(smb.conf.5.html#messagecommand)
Note: Copy WinPopup into the startup group on your WfWg PCs if you
want them to always be able to receive messages.
+label(minusi)
dit(bf(-i scope)) 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 rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes
system administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you
communicate with.
+label(minusN)
dit(bf(-N)) 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.
Unless a password is specified on the command line or this parameter
is specified, the client will request a password.
+label(minusn)
dit(bf(-n NetBIOS name)) 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
is for developers only (and people who em(really) want to know how the
code works internally).
+label(minusP)
dit(bf(-P)) If this option is specified, the service requested will be
connected to as a printer service rather than as a normal filespace
service. Operations such as put and get will not be applicable for
By default, services will be connected to as NON-printer services.
+label(minusp)
dit(bf(-p port)) 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.
+label(minusl)
dit(bf(-l logfilename)) If specified, logfilename specifies a base
filename into which operational data from the running client will be
logged.
The log file generated is never removed by the client.
+label(minush)
dit(bf(-h)) Print the usage message for the client.
+label(minusI)
dit(bf(-I IP address)) IP address is the address of the server to
connect to. It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation.
There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, it will be
determined automatically by the client as described above.
+label(minusE)
dit(bf(-E)) This parameter causes the client to write messages to the
standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard output
stream.
By default, the client writes messages to standard output - typically
the user's tty.
+label(minusU)
dit(bf(-U username)) This specifies the user name that will be used by
the client to make a connection, assuming your server is not a downlevel
server that is running a protocol level that uses passwords on shares,
seen by the ps command).
If the service you are connecting to requires a password, it can be
-supplied using the bf(-U) option, by appending a percent symbol ("%")
+supplied using the link(bf(-U))(minusU) option, by appending a percent symbol ("%")
then the password to username. For example, to attach to a service as
user tt("fred") with password tt("secret"), you would specify. nl()
on the command line. Note that there are no spaces around the percent
symbol.
-If you specify the password as part of username then the bf(-N) option
+If you specify the password as part of username then the link(bf(-N))(minusN) option
(suppress password prompt) is assumed.
If you specify the password as a parameter em(AND) as part of username
safe always allow smbclient to prompt for a password and type it in
directly.
+label(minusL)
dit(bf(-L)) This option allows you to look at what services are
available on a server. You use it as tt("smbclient -L host") and a
-list should appear. The bf(-I) option may be useful if your NetBIOS
+list should appear. The link(bf(-I))(minusI) 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.
+label(minust)
dit(bf(-t terminal code)) This option tells smbclient how to interpret
filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian language
multibyte UNIX implementations use different character sets than
tt(junet), tt(hex), tt(cap). This is not a complete list, check the
Samba source code for the complete list.
+label(minusm)
dit(bf(-m max protocol level)) Normally, smbclient will negotiate with
the server to use the most advanced version of the SMB/CIFS protocol
that the server supports. Occasionaly it may be desirable to tell
endit()
+label(minusW)
dit(bf(-W WORKGROUP)) Override the default workgroup specified in the
url(bf(workgroup))(smb.conf.5.html#workgroup) parameter of the
url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file for this connection. This may
mutually exclusive with the bf(x) flag.
dit(bf(x)) Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a
- share. Unless the bf(-D) option is given, the tar files will be
+ share. Unless the link(bf(-D))(minusD) 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 tt("-") for standard input. Mutually exclusive
with the bf(c) flag. Restored files have theuir creation times (mtime)
endit()
+label(minusD)
dit(bf(-D initial directory)) Change to initial directory before
-starting. Probably only of any use with the tar bf(-T) option.
+starting. Probably only of any use with the tar link(bf(-T))(minusT) option.
+label(minusc)
dit(bf(-c command string)) command string is a semicolon separated
list of commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin.
-bf(-N) is implied by bf(-c).
+link(bf(-N))(minusN) is implied by bf(-c).
This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin to the
server, e.g. tt(-c 'print -').
passwords, share names (aka service names) and machine names. If you
fail to connect try giving all parameters in uppercase.
-It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting to some
+It is often necessary to use the link(bf(-n))(minusn) 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.
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