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.Dd February 26, 2005
.Dt YPXFR 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypxfr
.Nd get a NIS map from NIS server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl bcf
.Bk -words
.Op Fl C Ar tid prog ipadd port
.Ek
.Bk -words
.Op Fl d Ar domain
.Ek
.Bk -words
.Op Fl h Ar host
.Ek
.Bk -words
.Op Fl s Ar domain
.Ek
.Ar mapname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the utility in
.Tn NIS
that transfers maps to the local host.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl b
Preserve the entry in the database informing a
.Tn NIS
server to use
DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This option will only have
effect on the maps
.Pa hosts.byname
and
.Pa hosts.byaddr .
.It Fl c
Don't send a "Clear current map" to local
.Nm ypserv
process. Useful if
.Nm ypserv
isn't running locally to avoid timeout message.
.It Fl C Ar tid prog ipadd port
This option is only used by
.Nm ypserv .
This is to open communication with
.Nm yppush
on another host.
.It Fl d Ar domain
Don't use default domain, use the specified domain.
.It Fl f
Force map transfer, even if the master's version is older than the local copy.
.It Fl h Ar host
Get map from host instead of the maps master host.
.It Fl s Ar domain
Specify a source domain other than the target domain.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr nis 8 ,
.Xr yppush 8 ,
.Xr ypserv 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Mats O Jansson Aq moj@stacken.kth.se