YPMATCH(1) User Commands YPMATCH(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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


ypmatch -x

DESCRIPTION

ypmatch prints the values associated with one or more keys from the
NIS's name services map specified by mname, which may be either a map
name or a map nickname.


Multiple keys can be specified; all keys will be searched for in the
same map. The keys must be the same case and length. No pattern
matching is available. If a key is not matched, a diagnostic message
is produced.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-k
Before printing the value of a key, print the key
itself, followed by a colon (:).


-t
Inhibit map nickname translation.


-d domain
Specify a domain other than the default domain.


-x
Display the map nickname table. This lists the nicknames
the command knows of, and indicates the map name
associated with each nickname.

OPERANDS

The following operand is supported:

mname
The NIS's name services map

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful operation.


1
An error occurred.

SEE ALSO

ypcat(1), ypfiles(5), attributes(7)

NOTES

ypmatch will fail with an RPC error message on yp operation if enough
file descriptors are not available. The number of file descriptors
should be increased if this occurs.

August 22, 1997 YPMATCH(1)