YPMATCH(1) User Commands 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 -xDESCRIPTION
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 nicknames 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.
SEE ALSO
ypcat(1),
ypfiles(5),
attributes(7)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.
August 22, 1997
YPMATCH(1)