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.\" $NetBSD: nicknames.5,v 1.2 2009/06/21 14:56:49 wiz Exp $
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.Dd August 28, 2003
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.Dt NICKNAMES 5
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm nicknames
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.Nd map nickname translation file for NIS (YP)
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Xr ypcat 1 ,
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.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
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and
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.Xr ypwhich 1
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commands reference NIS (YP) maps as specified by the user.
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Occasionally it is desirable to use a shorthand reference for a
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longer map name, hence the
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.Nm
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file, kept in
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.Dq /var/yp/nicknames.
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.Pp
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The format of the file is
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.Pp
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.Dl nickname map
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.Pp
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one pair per line.
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The default installed nickname map is as follows:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width protocols -offset indent -compact
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.It passwd
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passwd.byname
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.It group
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group.byname
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.It networks
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networks.byaddr
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.It hosts
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hosts.byname
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.It protocols
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protocols.bynumber
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.It services
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services.byname
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.It aliases
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aliases.byname
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.It ethers
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ethers.byname
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.It master.passwd
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master.passwd.byname
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.El
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.Pp
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A blank or incomplete
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.Nm
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file will affect any scripts which use nicknames for map lookup,
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whereas if the file is simply missing, the default compiled-in list
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will be used.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ypcat 1 ,
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.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
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.Xr ypwhich 1
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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file first appeared in Solaris 2.4.
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