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NAME
yppoll - return current version of a YP map at a YP server
host
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/yppoll [ -d ypdomain ] [ -h host ] mapname
DESCRIPTION
The yppoll command asks a ypserv(1M) process what the order
number is, and which host is the master YP server for the
named map. The following options are available:
-d ypdomain
Use ypdomain instead of the default domain.
-h host
Ask the ypserv process at host about the map parame-
ters. If host is not specified, the YP server for the
local host is used. That is, the default host is the
one returned by ypwhich(1).
SEE ALSO
ypserv(1M), ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4)
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