ypmatch(1)							   ypmatch(1)



NAME
       ypmatch - print the values of one or more keys from a NIS map

SYNOPSYS
       ypmatch [ -kt ] [ -d domain ] key ... mapname
       ypmatch -x


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

OPTIONS
       -d domain
	      Specify a domain other than the default domain as	 returned  by
	      domainname(1).

       -k     Display  map keys. This option is useful with maps in which the
	      values are null or the key is not part of the value.

       -t     This option inhibits map nickname translation.

       -x     Display the map nickname translation table.

FILES
       /var/yp/nicknames
	      map nickname translation table.

SEE ALSO
       domainname(8),	nicknames(5),	ypbind(8),    ypcat(1),	   yppoll(8),
       ypserv(8), yset(8), ypwhich(1)


AUTHOR
       ypmatch is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten
       Kukuk .



YP Tools 2.8			   May 1999			   ypmatch(1)

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