---
name: "ior-decode"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "orbit"
version: "0.5.17-11.2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ior-decode"
---

# ior-decode(1)

print human-readable info from IOR string

## NAME

ior-decode - print human-readable info from IOR string

## SYNOPSIS

**ior-decode** *IOR*

## DESCRIPTION

An IOR string is a string of characters that defines an "InterOrb Reference".  These strings are used to locate and identify remote objects.  The **ior-decode** program displays the information encoded in the IOR string in a human-readable format.  This is primarily useful for debugging.

## OPTIONS

None.

## SEE ALSO

http://www.omg.org, http://orbit-resource.sourceforge.net

## AUTHOR

Copyright ©  2001 Dick Porter \<dick@acm.org\> and Elliot Lee \<sopwith@redhat.com\>

This manual was originally written for ior-decode by Chris Waters \<xtifr@debian.org\> for Debian GNU/Linux.