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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

       ypmatch -x

OPTIONS

       Displays key values for specified domain.  Displays key, followed by a colon (:), before displaying value of the key. This is useful if the
       keys are not duplicated in the returned values, or if the number of specified keys is so large that  the  output  is  confusing.   Inhibits
       translation of nickname to mapname. For example, ypmatch -t zippy passwd

	      fails because there is no map named passwd, while ypmatch zippy passwd

	      succeeds	because  ypmatch  translates it to ypmatch zippy passwd.byname.  Displays map nickname table. This option tells ypmatch to
	      list the nicknames (mnames) with their associated mapnames.

DESCRIPTION

       The ypmatch command prints the values associated with one or more keys from the Network Information Service (NIS) map (database)  specified
       by mname, which may be either a mapname or a map nickname.

       Multiple  keys  can be specified. After the key values and the map name have been specified, ypmatch searches the map for all of the speci-
       fied keys. The specified keys must be exact values in terms of capitalization and length. The ypmatch  command  does  not  have	a  pattern
       matching capability. If ypmatch cannot match a key, it produces a diagnostic message.

       The  default  list  of  mapnames  served  by  NIS  is  as  follows:  passwd.byname,  passwd.byuid, group.byname, group.byuid, hosts.byname,
       hosts.byaddr, networks.byname, networks.byaddr, services.byname, rpc.bynumber, protocols.byname, protocols.bynumber, netgroup.byuser,  net-
       group.byhost, mail.alias.

EXAMPLES

       The following are sample command lines that illustrate how to use the ypmatch command to access information in each of the maps:

       ----------------------------------------------------------
       Mapname		    Sample command
       ----------------------------------------------------------
       passwd.byname	    ypmatch user1 passwd.byname
       passwd.byuid	    ypmatch uid1 passwd.byuid
       group.byname	    ypmatch group1 group.byname
       group.byuid	    ypmatch gid1 group.bygid
       hosts.byname	    ypmatch host1 host.byname
       hosts.byaddr	    ypmatch hostaddr1 hosts.byaddr
       networks.byname	    ypmatch network1 networks.byname
       networks.byaddr	    ypmatch netaddr1 networks.byaddr
       services.byname	    ypmatch servport/tcp services.byname
       rpc.bynumber	    ypmatch rpcnum rpc.bynumber
       protocols.byname     ypmatch proto1 protocols.byname
       protocols.bynumber   ypmatch protonum1 protocols.bynumber
       netgroup.byuser	    ypmatch user1 netgroup.byuser
       netgroup.byhost	    ypmatch host1 netgroup.byhost
       mail.alias	    ypmatch mailgroup1 mail.alias
       ----------------------------------------------------------

SEE ALSO

       ypfiles(4), ypcat(1)

       Network Administration

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