ypcat(1)ypcat(1)NAMEypcat - print values from an Network Information Service (NIS) data
base
SYNOPSISypcat [-k] [-t] [-d domainname] mname
ypcat-x
OPTIONS
Displays information on the domain specified by domainname. Displays
keys for maps in which values are null or key is not part of the value.
Inhibits translation of mname to mapname. For example, ypcat-t passwd
will fail because there is no map named passwd, whereas ypcat
passwd
will be translated to ypcat passwd.byname. Displays map nick‐
name table. This lists the nicknames (mnames) the command knows
of, and indicates the mapname associated with each nickname.
DESCRIPTION
The ypcat command prints values stored in an NIS map specified by
mname, which may be either a mapname or a map nickname.
To look at the network-wide password database, passwd.byname, with the
nickname passwd, type: ypcat passwd
SEE ALSOdomainname(1), ypmatch(1), ypfiles(4), ypserv(8)ypcat(1)