ypcat(1)						      General Commands Manual							  ypcat(1)

NAME

       ypcat - print all values in Network Information Service map

SYNOPSIS

       domain] mname

   Remarks
       The  Network  Information  Service  (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP).  The functionality of the two remains the same; only the
       name has changed.

DESCRIPTION

       prints all values in a Network Information Service (NIS) map specified by mname, which can be either a mapname or a map	nickname.   A  map
       nickname  is a synonym by which a NIS map can be referenced.  Values are listed, one per line.  Since uses the NIS network services, no NIS
       server is specified.

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Print the associated key preceding each value.
		      This option is useful for examining maps in which the values are null or the keys are not part of the  value,  such  as  the
		      ypservers map.  The maps derived from files that have an ASCII version in (such as and are not in this category.

	      Inhibit the translation of a map's
		      nickname to its corresponding mapname.  For example, fails because there is no map named whereas translates to

	      Specify a
		      domain other than the default domain, that is, one returned by (see domainname(1)).

	      Display the
		      nickname for each NIS map.

EXAMPLES

       Display the network-wide password database whose mapname is and nickname is

AUTHOR

       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       domainname(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4).

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