NAME     ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master
 
 

SYNOPSIS

ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ [ -t ] -m [ mname ] | [ -Vn ]  hostname ]
 

ypwhich -x
 
 

DESCRIPTION

ypwhich returns the name of the NIS server that supplies the

NIS name services to a NIS client, or which is the master

for a map. If invoked without arguments, it gives the NIS

server for the local machine. If hostname is specified,

that machine is queried to find out which NIS master it is

using.

OPTIONS

-d domain

Use domain instead of the default domain.
 
 

-t This option inhibits map nickname translation.
 
 

-m mname

Find the master NIS server for a map. No hostname can

be specified with -m. mname can be a mapname, or a

nickname for a map. When mname is omitted, produce a

list of available maps.
 
 

-x Display the map nickname translation table.

NAMEypcat - print values in a NIS database
 
 

SYNOPSIS

ypcat [ -kx ] [ -d ypdomain ] mname
 
 

DESCRIPTION

The ypcat command prints out values in the NIS name service

map specified by mname, which may be either a map name or a

map nickname. Since ypcat uses the NIS network services, no

NIS server is specified.

OPTIONS

-k Display the keys for those maps in which the values

are null or the key is not part of the value. None of

the maps derived from files that have an ASCII version

in /etc fall into this class.
 
 

-d ypdomain

Specify a domain other than the default domain.
 
 

-x Display map nicknames.

NAMEypmatch - 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 (:).
 
 

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

-x Display the map nickname table. This lists the nick-

names 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

Marty Froomin 6/19/03