YPCAT(1)							      YPCAT(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypcat - print values in NIS databases

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypcat [ -k	] [ -t ] [ -d domainname ] mname
     ypcat -x

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypcat prints out values in	the network information	service	(NIS) map
     specified by mname, which may be either a mapname or a map	nickname.
     ypcat uses	the current NIS	server to obtain the information.

     For example, to display the network-wide password database,
     passwd.byname, (with the nickname passwd),	type:

	  ypcat	passwd


     Refer to ypfiles(4) and nis(1M) for an overview of	NIS.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

     -k	  Display the keys for those maps in which the values are null or the
	  key is not part of the value.	 (None of the maps derived from	files
	  that have an ASCII version in	/etc fall into this class.)

     -t	  Inhibit 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.

     -d	  Specify a domain other that the default domain.  The default domain
	  is returned by domainname.

     -x	  Display the map nickname table. This lists the nicknames ( mnames )
	  the command knows of,	and indicates the mapname associated with each
	  nickname.  Use ypwhich -m to list all	the map	names.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     domainname(1), ypmatch(1),	ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4),	nis(1M)


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