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ypmatch(1)
NAME
  ypmatch - print the value of one or more keys from an NIS map

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

  ypmatch -x

OPTIONS
  -d  Displays key values for specified domain.

  -k  Displays key, followed by a colon (:), before displaying value of the
      key. This is useful if the keys are not duplicated in the returned
      values, or if the number of specified keys is so large that the output
      is confusing.

  -t  Inhibits translation of nickname to mapname. For example,
	   ypmatch -t zippy passwd

      fails because there is no map named passwd, while
	   ypmatch zippy passwd

      succeeds because ypmatch translates it to
	   ypmatch zippy passwd.byname.

  -x  Displays map nickname table.  This option tells ypmatch to list the
      nicknames (mnames) with their associated mapnames.

DESCRIPTION
  The ypmatch command prints the values associated with one or more keys from
  the Network Information Service (NIS) map (database) specified by mname,
  which may be either a mapname or a map nickname.

  Multiple keys can be specified. After the key values and the map name have
  been specified, ypmatch searches the map for all of the specified keys. The
  specified keys must be exact values in terms of capitalization and length.
  The ypmatch command does not have a pattern matching capability. If ypmatch
  cannot match a key, it produces a diagnostic message.

  The default list of mapnames served by NIS is as follows: passwd.byname,
  passwd.byuid, group.byname, group.byuid, hosts.byname, hosts.byaddr,
  networks.byname, networks.byaddr, services.byname, rpc.bynumber,
  protocols.byname, protocols.bynumber, netgroup.byuser, netgroup.byhost,
  mail.alias.

EXAMPLES
  The following are sample command lines that illustrate how to use the
  ypmatch command to access information in each of the maps:

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  Mapname	       Sample command
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  passwd.byname	       ypmatch user1 passwd.byname
  passwd.byuid	       ypmatch uid1 passwd.byuid
  group.byname	       ypmatch group1 group.byname
  group.byuid	       ypmatch gid1 group.bygid
  hosts.byname	       ypmatch host1 host.byname
  hosts.byaddr	       ypmatch hostaddr1 hosts.byaddr
  networks.byname      ypmatch network1 networks.byname
  networks.byaddr      ypmatch netaddr1 networks.byaddr
  services.byname      ypmatch servport/tcp services.byname
  rpc.bynumber	       ypmatch rpcnum rpc.bynumber
  protocols.byname     ypmatch proto1 protocols.byname
  protocols.bynumber   ypmatch protonum1 protocols.bynumber
  netgroup.byuser      ypmatch user1 netgroup.byuser
  netgroup.byhost      ypmatch host1 netgroup.byhost
  mail.alias	       ypmatch mailgroup1 mail.alias
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SEE ALSO
  ypfiles(4), ypcat(1)

  Network Administration: Services

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