nicknames(5) [redhat man page]
nicknames(5) File Formats Manual nicknames(5) NAME
/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps DESCRIPTION
nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps. There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like: passwd passwd.byname group group.byname networks networks.byaddr hosts hosts.byname protocols protocols.bynumber services services.byname aliases mail.aliases ethers ethers.byname SEE ALSO
ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1) AUTHOR
The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>. YP Tools @PK_VERSION@ May 1999 nicknames(5)
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NICKNAMES(5) BSD File Formats Manual NICKNAMES(5) NAME
nicknames -- map nickname translation file for NIS (YP) DESCRIPTION
The 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 ALSO
ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1) HISTORY
The nicknames file first appeared in Solaris 2.4. BSD
August 28, 2003 BSD