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NAME

6       /var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
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DESCRIPTION

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

SEE ALSO

21       ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1)

AUTHOR

23       The  yp-tools  package  was  written  by  Thorsten  Kukuk
24       <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.
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28YP Tools 4.2.3                    April 2010                      nicknames(5)