The
RFC search tool by Derrick D. Daugherty is a nifty perl script for searching the RFC database based on various options. Definitely a must for anyone who needs to read RFCs from time to time.
See extended article for more info.
The help/usage text for rfc reads:
CODE:
rfc v3.2.2: perl util to search the rfc-index and disply the pages with $viewer
usage: rfc # search rfc-index for specified RFC and list topic
rfc -d # /path/ (optional) dumps plain text RFC. default is current dir
rfc -h displays this stuff
rfc -i updates the /usr/local/etc/rfc-index via $viewer
rfc -k keyword; same as -s
rfc -l # spawns $viewer to the specified RFC
rfc -m # user@remote.net [opt subject]; emails the RFC to given address
rfc -n #/daemon local search for non-standard service/port nums
(BO, Netbus, etc)
rfc -o # Dumps RFC to STDOUT
rfc -p Connect to INI's assigned numbers for proto nums or
services/ports association
rfc -r go wild with your own regexp on rfc-index
rfc -s "string" Search the index for specific string
rfc -u # sets the base URL to the number listed with -w
rfc -w lists the available webservers to display
baseURL=http://www.ietf.org/rfc/
comments/bugfixes mailto: rfc@blinky-lights.org
Makes searching for rfcs a lot simpler - check it out! :P
