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.






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User Commands                                          ypmatch(1)



     1    An error occurred.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWnisu                    
    


SEE ALSO
     ypcat(1), ypfiles(4), attributes(5)

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.
































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