nisplus |
Sun's newer version of NIS | V8.7 and above |
Switch |
§ |
Description |
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-a |
-a |
Append tag on successful match |
-D |
-D |
Don't use this database map if DeliveryMode=defer |
-f |
-f |
Don't fold keys to lowercase |
-k |
-k |
Specify column for key or key name |
-m |
-m |
Suppress replacement on match |
-o |
-o |
This database map is optional |
-q |
-q |
Don't strip quotes from key |
-S |
-S |
Space replacement character |
-T |
-T |
Suffix to append on temporary failure |
-t |
-t |
Ignore temporary errors |
-v |
-v |
Specify the value's column |
You can use the -k switch to specify a key column to look up. Under nisplus, columns are named, so the -k must be followed by a valid name. You can also use the -v switch to specify the value's column, and a name. If the -v is omitted, the last column becomes the default.