ypcat(1) — Commands
NAME
ypcat − print values from an Network Information Service (NIS) data base
SYNOPSIS
ypcat [−k] [−t] [−d domainname] mname
ypcat −x
OPTIONS
−d domainname
Displays information on the domain specified by domainname.
−kDisplays keys for maps in which values are null or key is not part of the value.
−tInhibits translation of mname to mapname. For example,
ypcat −t passwd
will fail because there is no map named passwd, whereas
ypcat passwd
will be translated to
ypcat passwd.byname.
−xDisplays map nickname table. This lists the nicknames (mnames) the command knows of, and indicates the mapname associated with each nickname.
DESCRIPTION
The ypcat command prints values stored in an NIS map specified by mname, which may be either a mapname or a map nickname.
To look at the network-wide password database, passwd.byname, with the nickname passwd, type:
ypcat passwd