YPCAT(1,C)                  AIX Commands Reference                   YPCAT(1,C)



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ypcat



PURPOSE

Displays the values in a network information service (NIS) data base.

SYNTAX


         +--------+   +-----------------+
ypcat ---| +----+ |---|                 |--- mname ---|
         +-| -k |-+   +- -d domainname -+
          ^| -t ||
          |+----+|
          +------+
         +------+
ypcat ---|      |---|
         +- -x -+


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The ypcat command displays values in an NIS map specified by the mname
parameter, which can be either a map name or a map nickname.  Since the ypcat
command uses the network information service, you do not specify a NIS server.

For example, to look at the network-wide password data base, passwd.byname
(with the nickname passwd), enter:

  ypcat passwd

FLAGS

-k             Displays the keys for maps in which the values are null or the
               key is not part of the value.  (None of the maps derived from
               files that have an ASCII version in /etc fall into this class.)

-t             Inhibits translation of mname to mapname.  For example, ypcat -t
               passwd fails because there is no map named passwd, whereas ypcat
               passwd is translated to ypcat passwd.byname.

-d domainname  Specifies a domain other than the default domain.  The default
               domain is returned by domainname.

-x             Displays the map nickname table.  The -x flag lists the
               nicknames (mnames) and indicates the mapname associated with
               each nickname.



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RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "ypserv, ypbind,"  "ypmatch," and  "domainname."



















































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