1nicknames(5) File Formats Manual nicknames(5)
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6 /var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
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9 nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps.
10 There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like:
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12 passwd passwd.byname
13 group group.byname
14 networks networks.byaddr
15 hosts hosts.byname
16 protocols protocols.bynumber
17 services services.byname
18 aliases mail.aliases
19 ethers ethers.byname
21 ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1)
23 The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk
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28YP Tools @PK_VERSION@ May 1999 nicknames(5)