makedbm(8yp) [ultrix man page]

makedbm(8yp)															      makedbm(8yp)

Name
       makedbm - make a yellow pages dbm file

Syntax
       makedbm [ -i yp_input_file ] [ -o yp_output_name ] [ -d yp_domain_name ] [ -m yp_master_name ] infile outfile
       makedbm [ -u dbmfilename ]

Description
       The command takes the file specified by the argument infile and converts it to a pair of files in format, namely and Each line of the input
       file is converted to a single record.  All characters up to the first tab or space form the key, and the rest of the line is defined as the
       key's  associated data.	If a line ends with a backslash (), the data for that record is continued onto the next line.	It is left for the
       clients of the yellow pages to interpret the number sign (#); does not treat it as a comment character.	The  infile  parameter	can  be  a
       hyphen (-), in which case reads the standard input.

       The  command  is  meant	to  be	used in generating files for the yellow pages service.	The command generates a special entry with the key
       yp_last_modified, which is the date of infile.

Options
       -i     Create a special entry with the key yp_input_file.

       -o     Create a special entry with the key yp_output_name.

       -d     Create a special entry with the key yp_domain_name.

       -m     Create a special entry with the key yp_master_name.  If no master host name is specified, yp_master_name will be set  to	the  local
	      host name.

       -u     Undo a file.  That is, print out a file one entry per line, with a single space separating keys from values.

Examples
       The  following  example shows how a combination of commands can be used to make the yellow pages files and from the file.  The percent sign
       (%) signifies the system prompt.

       % awk 'BEGIN { FS = ":"; OFS = ""; }
	{ print $1, $0 }' /etc/passwd > ptmp
       % makedbm ptmp passwd.byname
       % rm ptmp

       The command creates the file ptmp which is in a form usable by The command uses the ptmp file to create the yellow pages dbm files and  The
       command removes the ptmp file.

See Also
       yppasswd(1yp), dbm(3x), ypmake(8yp)

																      makedbm(8yp)

makedbm(1M)						  System Administration Commands					       makedbm(1M)

NAME

       makedbm - make a dbm file, or get a text file from a dbm file

SYNOPSIS

       makedbm	[-b]  [-l]  [-s]  [-E]	[-i yp_input_file]  [-o yp_output_name]  [-d yp_domain_name]  [-m yp_master_name]  [-S delimiter] [-D num-
       ber_of_delimiters] infile outfile

       makedbm [-u dbmfilename]

DESCRIPTION

       The makedbm utility takes the  infile and converts it to a pair of files in ndbm format (see ndbm(3C)), namely outfile.pag and outfile.dir.
       Each  line of the input file is converted to a single dbm record. All characters up to the first TAB or SPACE form the key, and the rest of
       the line is the data. If a line ends with `' (backslash), the data for that record is continued on to the  next  line.	makedbm  does  not
       treat `#' (pound-sign) as a special character.

       Because	 makedbm is mainly used in generating dbm files for the  NIS name service, it generates a special entry with the key yp_last_modi-
       fied, which is the date of infile (or the current time, if infile is `-').  The entries that have keys with the prefix yp_ are  interpreted
       by NIS server utilities.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -b		       Insert  the   YP_INTERDOMAIN  into  the	output.  This key causes  ypserv(1M) to use  DNS for host name and address
			       lookups for hosts not found in the maps.

       -d yp_domain_name       Create a special entry with the key yp_domain_name.

       -D number_of delimiters Specify number_of_delimiters to skip before forming the key.

       -E		       Delimiters are escaped.

       -i yp_input_file        Create a special entry with the key yp_input_file.

       -l		       Lower case. Convert the keys of the given map to lower case, so that, for example, host name matches succeed  inde-
			       pendent of upper or lower case distinctions.

       -m yp_master_name       Create  a  special entry with the key yp_master_name. If no master host name is specified, yp_master_name is set to
			       the local host name.

       -o yp_output_name       Create a special entry with the key yp_output_name.

       -s		       Secure map. Accept connections from secure  NIS networks only.

       -S delimiter	       Specify the delimiter to use instead of the default delimiter for forming the key.

       -u dbmfilename	       Undo a dbm file.  Prints out the file in text format, one entry per line, with a single space separating keys  from
			       values.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       infile	       Input file for makedbm. If infile is `-' (dash), the standard input is read.

       outfile	       One of two output files in ndbm format: outfile.pag and outfile.dir.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ypserv(1M), ndbm(3C), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    17 Aug 1999 						       makedbm(1M)