---
name: "smiquery"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "smitools"
version: "0.4.8+dfsg2-17+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/smiquery"
---

# smiquery(1)

query single information from SMI MIB modules

## NAME

smiquery - query single information from SMI MIB modules

## SYNOPSIS

**smiquery** \[ **-Vh** \] \[ **-p** *module* \] *command name*

## DESCRIPTION

The **smiquery** program is used to query information on a single item from an MIB module, e.g. module meta information or a single type definition.

## OPTIONS

- **-V, --version**

  Show the smiquery version and exit.

- **-h, --help**

  Show a help text and exit. The help text lists all available **command**s.

- **-p** *module***, --preload** *module*

  **Preload the module** *module* **before reading the main module. This may** **be helpful if an incomplete main module misses to import some definitions.**

- *command name*

  **This specifies the kind of information to retrieve (module, imports,** **revisions, node, parent, compliance, index, members, children, type, or** **macro) and the item to retrieve.**

**The module in question is searched along a path, which is initialized by** **the SMIPATH environment variable or by /usr/share/mibs if** **SMIPATH is not set. Files with a .sming extension are** **expected to be (old-style!) SMIng module files. Files** **with a .my or without** **any extension are expected to be SMIv1/v2 module files.**

## EXAMPLE

**This example queries for information on the node ifNumber defined** **in the module IF-MIB.**

```
  $ smiquery node IF-MIB::ifNumber
       MibNode: IF-MIB::ifNumber
	   OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1
	  Type: Integer32
   Declaration: OBJECT-TYPE
      NodeKind: scalar
	Access: read-only
	Status: current
   Description: The number of network interfaces (regardless of their
		current state) present on this system.
```

## SEE ALSO

**The** [**libsmi**(3)](/libsmi/3.md) **project is documented at** **http://www.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/projects/libsmi/**.

## AUTHOR

**(C) 1999-2004 F. Strauss, TU Braunschweig, Germany \<strauss@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de\>**\