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ypmatch(1)							    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
       Displays	 key values for specified domain.  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.   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.  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  capitaliza‐
       tion  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:

       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Mapname		    Sample command
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       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
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

SEE ALSO
       ypfiles(4), ypcat(1)

       Network Administration: Services

								    ypmatch(1)

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