Query: nicknames
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NICKNAMES(5) BSD File Formats Manual NICKNAMES(5)NAMEnicknames -- map nickname translation file for NIS (YP)DESCRIPTIONThe ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), and ypwhich(1) commands reference NIS (YP) maps as specified by the user. Occasionally it is desirable to use a shorthand reference for a longer map name, hence the nicknames file, kept in ``/var/yp/nicknames.'' The format of the file is nickname map one pair per line. The default installed nickname map is as follows: passwd passwd.byname group group.byname networks networks.byaddr hosts hosts.byname protocols protocols.bynumber services services.byname aliases aliases.byname ethers ethers.byname master.passwd master.passwd.byname A blank or incomplete nicknames file will affect any scripts which use nicknames for map lookup, whereas if the file is simply missing, the default compiled-in list will be used.SEE ALSOypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1)HISTORYThe nicknames file first appeared in Solaris 2.4.BSDAugust 28, 2003 BSD