yp_match

Description

yp_match() returns the value associated with the passed key out of the specified map or FALSE. This key must be exact.

Example 1. Example for NIS match <?php $entry = yp_match ($domain, "passwd.byname", "joe"); echo "Matched entry is: " . $entry; ?>

In this case this could be: joe:##joe:11111:100:Joe User:/home/j/joe:/usr/local/bin/bash

See also yp-get-default-domain()