---
name: "yp_dump_binding"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "yp-tools"
version: "4.2.3-4+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yp_dump_binding"
---

# yp\_dump\_binding(8)

dump binding files

## NAME

yp\_dump\_binding - dump binding files

## SYNOPSIS

**yp\_dump+binding** \[ **-d** *domain* \]\[ **-p** *path* \]\[ **-v** *version* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**yp\_dump\_binding** prints the content of the binding files in **/var/yp/binding** for the corresponding [**domainname**(8)](/domainname/8.md). This tool is for debugging purpose.

## OPTIONS

- **-d** *domain*

  Specify a domain other than the default domainname as returned by [**domainname**(8)](/domainname/8.md).

- **-p** *path*

  Specify an alternate path to the binding files.

- **-v** *version*

  Display only the binding file of a specific protocol version. By default the files of all versions are shown.

## SEE ALSO

[**domainname**(8)](/domainname/8.md), [**ypbind**(8)](/ypbind/8.md), **ypcat**(8), [**ypmatch**(1)](/ypmatch/1.md), [**ypserv**(8)](/ypserv/8.md), [**ypset**(8)](/ypset/8.md), [**ypwhich**(1)](/ypwhich/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**yp\_dump\_binding** is part of the **yp-tools** package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk \<kukuk@linux-nis.org\>.