NAME

ypcat - print values from a YP data base

SYNTAX

ypcat [ −k ] [ −t ] [ −d domainname ] mname
ypcat −x

DESCRIPTION

The ypcat command prints values stored in a yellow pages (YP) 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

OPTIONS

−dDisplay information on the domain specified by domainname. 

−kDisplay the keys, followed by their values. 

−tInhibit 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. 

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

SEE ALSO

domainname(1yp), ypmatch(1yp), ypfiles(5yp), ypserv(8yp)