ypcat(1)                                                    ypcat(1)


       NAME
             ypcat - print values in an NIS map

       SYNOPSIS
             ypcat [-k] [-d ypdomain] mname
             ypcat -x

       DESCRIPTION
             The ypcat command prints out values in the Network Information
             Service (NIS) map specified by mname, which may be either a
             map name or a map alias.

       USAGE
             Since ypcat uses the NIS network services, no NIS server is
             specified.

             Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of the NIS
             service.

          Options
             ypcat takes the following options:

             -d ypdomain     Specify a domain other that the default
                             domain.

             -k              Display the keys for those 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.

             -x              Display map aliases.  This lists the aliases
                             (mnames) the command knows of, and indicates
                             the map name associated with each alias.

          Examples
             To look at the network-wide password database, passwd.byname,
             (with the alias passwd), type:

                   ypcat passwd

       REFERENCES
             domainname(1M), ypfiles(4), ypmatch(1), ypserv(1M)





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