---
name: "tao_nslist"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tao-utils"
version: "5.7.7+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tao_nslist"
---

# tao\_nslist(1)

Naming Service listing utility.

## NAME

tao\_nslist — Naming Service listing utility.

## SYNOPSIS

**tao\_nslist** \[-ORBoptions \]  \[*OPTION* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

tao\_nslist lists the current entries in the NamingService; in a nicely formatted manner.

When invoked without arguments tao\_nslist displays the contents of the default NamingService,  including the protocol and endpoint of each object reference.

tao\_nslist requires a running NamingService.

## OPTIONS

- **-ORBoptions**

  The program follows the usual TAO ORB command line syntax. See  **[TAO\_ORB\_Options(1)](/TAO_ORB_Options/1.md)**.

- **--nsior**

  Display the naming service IOR and exit. This can be used to locate the TAO NameService for non-TAO applications and excludes using any other options.

- **--ns** *IOR*

  Use given *IOR* for NamingService.

- **--ior**

  Print the contents of the NamingService, including the IOR of each  reference entry and the IOR of the NameService itself.

- **--ctxior**

  Print additionally the IORs of any subcontexts found within NamingService.

- **--tree** *character*

  Print tree of object registered in NamingService using *character* for drawing tramlines, defaults to "\|" .

- **--node** *character*

  Print tree of object registered in NamingService using *character* for drawing nodes, defaults to "+" .

- **--noloops**

  Inhibit drawing of naming context loops.

- **--name** *name*

  Lists sub-set of *name*, defaults to root.

- **--ctxsep** *character*

  Set context separation *character*, defaults to "/".

- **--kindsep** *character*

  Set ID/Kind separation *character*, defaults to ".".

- **--max** *number*

  Set limit of displayed sub-context depth to *number*.

- **--rtt** *seconds*

  Set the relative round trip timeout policy to *seconds*.

## SEE ALSO

**[TAO\_ORB\_Options(1)](/TAO_ORB_Options/1.md)**, **tao\_cosnaming(1)**, **[tao\_nsadd(1)](/tao_nsadd/1.md)**, **[tao\_nsdel(1)](/tao_nsdel/1.md)**

## AUTHOR

Thomas Lockhart\<Thomas.Lockhart@jpl.nasa.gov\>

Simon Massey \<sma@prismtech.com\>