February 26, 2005 YPXFR 8

### NAME

ypxfr - get a NIS map from NIS server

### SYNOPSIS

ypxfr [-bcf] [-C tid prog ipadd port] [-d domain] [-h host] [-s domain] mapname

### DESCRIPTION

ypxfr is the utility in NIS that transfers maps to the local host.

The options are as follows:

-b
  Preserve the entry in the database informing a NIS server to use DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This option will only have effect on the maps ```hosts.byname` and ```hosts.byaddr`.

-c
  Don't send a "Clear current map" to local ypserv process. Useful if ypserv isn't running locally to avoid timeout message.

-C tid prog ipadd port
  This option is only used by ypserv. This is to open communication with yppush on another host.

-d domain
  Don't use default domain, use the specified domain.

-f
  Force map transfer, even if the master's version is older than the local copy.

-h host
  Get map from host instead of the maps master host.

-s domain
  Specify a source domain other than the target domain.

### SEE ALSO

nis(8), yppush(8), ypserv(8)

### AUTHORS

Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>