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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