YPMATCH(1)          RISC/os Reference Manual           YPMATCH(1)



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 Network Information Service (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 match-
     ing 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 confus-
          ing.

     -t   Inhibit translation of nickname to mapname.  For exam-
          ple, 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 nick-
          names (mnames) the command knows of, and indicates the
          mapname associated with each nickname.

SEE ALSO
     ypcat(1).
     ypfiles(4) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems












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