NAME

ypmatch − print values of selected keys in Network Information Service map

SYNOPSIS

ypmatch [-k] [-t] [-d domain] key ...  mname
ypmatch -x

DESCRIPTION

ypmatch prints the values associated with one or more keys in a Network Information Service (NIS) map specified by mname. The mname can be either a mapname or a map nickname. A map nickname is a synonym by which a NIS map can be referenced. 

If multiple keys are specified, the same map is searched for an occurrence of each key.  A match is made only when the case and length of a key is the same as that stored in the database.  No pattern matching is available.  If a key is not matched, a diagnostic message is produced. 

Options

ypmatch recognizes the following command-line options:

-k Before printing the value associated with a key, print the key followed by a colon (:).  This option is useful if the keys are not part of the values (as in a ypservers map), or so many keys were specified that the output could be confusing. 

-t Inhibit the translation of a map’s nickname to its corresponding mapname. For example, ypmatch -t zippy passwd fails because there is no map named passwd, while ypmatch zippy passwd is translated to ypmatch zippy passwd.byname. 

-d Specify a domain other than the one returned by domainname (see domainname(1)).

-x Display the table that lists the nickname for each NIS map. 

AUTHOR

ypmatch was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, messages. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.03: April 1994