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ypmatch(1)
print the value of one or more keys from a YP map
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
ypmatch - print the value of one or more keys from a YP map
SYNOPSIS
ypmatch [ -d ypdomain ] [ -k ] key... mname
DESCRIPTION
ypmatch prints the values associated with one or more keys from the YPs name services map specified by mname, which may be either a mapname or an map nickname. Multiple keys can be specified; the same map will be searched for all keys. The keys must be exact values insofar as capitalization and length are concerned. No pattern matching is available. If a key is not matched, a diagnostic message is produced. The following options are available:
-d ypdomain
Specify a domain other than the default domain.
-k Before printing the value of a key, print the key itself, followed by a `:' colon . This is useful only if the keys are not duplicated in the values, or so many keys were specified that the output could be confusing.
SEE ALSO
ypcat(1), ypfiles(4)