YPMATCH(1)							    YPMATCH(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypmatch - print key values	in NIS map

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     -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    [Toc]    [Back]

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


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