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ypmatch - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
ypmatch - print the values of one or more keys from a NIS mapSYNOPSYS
ypmatch [ -kt ] [ -d domain ] key ... mapnameypmatch -x
DESCRIPTION
ypmatch prints the values of one or more keys from the NIS database specified by mapname, which may be a map name or a map nickname.OPTIONS
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| -d domain | |
| Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by domainname(1). | |
| -k | Display map keys. This option is useful with maps in which the values are null or the key is not part of the value. |
| -t | This option inhibits map nickname translation. |
| -x | Display the map nickname translation table. |
FILES
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| /var/yp/nicknames | |
| map nickname translation table. | |
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
ypmatch is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk <[email protected]>.Advertisements