nicknames (5) - Linux Manuals
nicknames: nickname translation table for NIS maps
Command to display nicknames manual in Linux: $ man 5 nicknames
NAME
/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
DESCRIPTION
nicknames
contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps.
There is one entry per line. The default
nicknames
table looks like:
-
-
-
- passwd
-
passwd.byname
- group
-
group.byname
- networks
-
networks.byaddr
- hosts
-
hosts.byname
- protocols
-
protocols.bynumber
- services
-
services.byname
- aliases
-
mail.aliases
- ethers
-
ethers.byname
AUTHOR
The
yp-tools
package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk [at] linux-nis.org>.