This utility lists the current entries in the Naming Service in a nicely formatted manner. To run it, just type % nslist [[ --ior ][ --ctxior ] | --nsior ] and it'll print the contents of the default "NameService" returned by resolve_initial_references(). You can select the IOR of this NameService via the options described in $TAO_ROOT/docs/Options.html If invoked as: % nslist The contents of the default NameService will be displayed, including the protocol and endpoint of each object reference. nslist accepts three other options: % nslist --ior will print the contents of the NameService, including the IOR of each reference entry and the IOR of the NameService itself. % nslist --ctxior will additionally print the IORs of any subcontexts found within NameService. % nslist --nsior will print *only* the IOR of the NameService itself, with no other text. This can be used to locate the TAO NameService for non-TAO applications.