ypmatch(1)




NAME

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


SYNOPSIS

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

     ypmatch -x


DESCRIPTION

     ypmatch prints the values associated with one or  more  keys
     from  the  NIS's name services map specified by mname, which
     may be either a map name or a map nickname.

     Multiple keys can be specified; all keys  will  be  searched
     for  in  the  same  map.  The keys must be the same case and
     length. No pattern matching is available. If a  key  is  not
     matched, a diagnostic message is produced.


OPTIONS

     The following options are supported:

     -k    Before printing the value of  a  key,  print  the  key
           itself, followed by a colon (:).

     -t    Inhibit map nickname translation.

     -d domain
           Specify a domain other than the default domain.

     -x    Display the map nickname table. This lists  the  nick-
           names the command knows of, and indicates the map name
           associated with each nickname.


OPERANDS

     The following operand is supported:

     mname The NIS's name services map


EXIT STATUS

     The following exit values are returned:

     0     Successful operation.

     1     An error occurred.


ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWnisu                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO

     ypcat(1), ypfiles(4), attributes(5)


NOTES

     ypmatch will fail with an RPC error message on yp  operation
     if  enough file descriptors are not available. The number of
     file descriptors should be increased if this occurs.


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