NAME

ypmatch - print the value of one or more keys from a 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 NIS map  specified by 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 than the default domain. 

−k Before printing the value of 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 be translated 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. 

SEE ALSO

ypcat(1), ypfiles(5)

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R