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).
ypcat(1)
