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ypmatch(NC)


ypmatch -- print the value of one or more keys from an NIS map

Syntax

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 mname, which may be either a mapname or a 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 have 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(NC), ypfiles(NF)
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