NAME

ypmatch − print the value of one or more keys from a YP map

SYNOPSIS

ypmatch [ −d domain ] [ −k ] [ −t ] key ... mname

ypmatch −x

DESCRIPTION

ypmatch prints the values associated with one or more keys from the Yellow Pages (YP) map  specified by mname, which may be either a mapname or an map nickname. 

Multiple keys can be specified; the same map will be searched for all .  The keys must be exact values insofar as capitalization and length are concerned.  No pattern matching is available.  If a key is not matched, a diagnostic message is produced. 

OPTIONS

−d Specify a domain other than the default domain. 

−k Before printing the value of a key, print the key itself, followed by a ‘:’ colon .  This is useful only if the keys are not duplicated in the values, or you’ve specified so many keys that the output could be confusing. 

−t Inhibit translation of nickname to mapname. For example, ‘ypmatch −t zippy passwd ’ will fail because there is no map named passwd, while ‘ypmatch zippy passwd ’ will be translated to ‘ypmatch zippy passwd.byname ’.

−x Display the map nickname table.  This lists the nicknames (mnames) the command knows of, and indicates the mapname associated with each nickname. 

SEE ALSO

ypfiles(4), ypcat(1)

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