YPMATCH(1)                                                          YPMATCH(1)



NAME
     ypmatch - print key values in NIS map

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

DESCRIPTION
     ypmatch prints the values associated with one or more keys from the
     network information service (NIS) map (database) specified by a mname,
     which may be either a mapname or an map nickname.

     Multiple keys can be specified; the same map will be searched for all.
     The keys must be exact values insofar as capitalization and length are
     concerned.  No pattern matching is available. If a key is not matched, a
     diagnostic message is produced.

OPTIONS
     -d   Specify a domain other that the default domain.  The NIS server for
          the specified domain must be able to receive broadcasts from your
          machine (i.e., the server must be on the same (sub)network).

     -k   Before printing the value corresponding to a key, print the key
          itself, followed by a colon (`:').  This is useful only if the keys
          are not duplicated in the values, or you've specified so many keys
          that the output could be confusing.

     -t   Inhibit translation of nickname to mapname.  For example,

               ypmatch -t zippy passwd

          will fail because there is no map named passwd, while

               ypmatch zippy passwd

          will succeed because it is equivalent to

               ypmatch zippy passwd.byname


     -x   Display the map nickname table.  This lists the nicknames (mnames)
          the command knows of, and indicates the mapname associated with each
          nickname.  Use ypwhich -m to list all the map names.

SEE ALSO
     ypcat(1), ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4)









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