NetBSD/usr.sbin/yppoll/yppoll.8

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.Dd October 25, 1994
.Dt YPPOLL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm yppoll
.Nd ask version of YP map from YP server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl h Ar host
.Op Fl d Ar domain
.Ar mapname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
asks a YP server process for the order number and which host is the master
server for
.Ar mapname .
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl h Ar host
Ask the YP server process running on
.Ar host
for information about
.Ar mapname .
If
.Ar host
is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by
.Xr ypwhich 1 .
.It Fl d Ar domain
Use the YP domain
.Ar domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
.Xr domainname 1 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr ypcat 1 ,
.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
.Xr ypwhich 1 ,
.Xr yp 8 ,
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr ypset 8
.Sh AUTHORS
Theo de Raadt and John Brezak