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ypmatch(1)

print the values of one or more keys in a YP database

NAME

ypmatch – print the values of one or more keys in a YP database

SYNOPSIS

ypmatch [-kt] [-d domainname] key ... mapname

ypmatch -x

DESCRIPTION

ypmatch prints out the values of one or more keys from the YP database specified by mapname, which may be a map name or a map nickname.

The options are as follows:

-d domainname

Specify a domain other than the default domain.

-k

Print the map key followed by a colon, before printing key value. This option is useful with maps in which the values are null or the key is not part of the value.

-t

Inhibit translation of map nicknames to their corresponding map names.

-x

Display the map nickname table.

SEE ALSO

domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypwhich(1), yp(8), ypbind(8), yppoll(8), ypset(8)

AUTHORS

Theo de Raadt

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