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.TH YPPOLL 8 "Sep 14, 1992"
.SH NAME
yppoll \- return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/yppoll\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIypdomain\fR] [\fB-h\fR \fIhost\fR] \fImapname\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fByppoll\fR command asks a \fBypserv\fR(\|) process what the order number
is, and which host is the master NIS server for the named map.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB\fR\fB-d\fR\fB \fR\fIypdomain\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
Use \fIypdomain\fR instead of the default domain.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB\fR\fB-h\fR\fB \fR\fIhost\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 15n
Ask the \fBypserv\fR process at \fIhost\fR about the map parameters. If
\fIhost\fR is not specified, the NIS server for the local host is used. That
is, the default host is the one returned by \fBypwhich\fR(1).
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR ypwhich (1),
.BR ypfiles (5),
.BR attributes (7)