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This example shows a PUID information request and explains the reply: (This information is restricted to PUID_ROOT callers.)

i	Mp
          

PUID information reply messages:

MPUID: n hashes use m of b buckets
MPUID: [m,x] per bucket          
          

Where:

PUID: -- is the prefix for PUID information.
n, m, b -- indicates that there are n PUIDs hashed in m of b hash buckets.
[m,x] -- indicates the hash bucket occupancy range.