nistbladm Syntax Summary (Solaris Naming Administration Guide)

Solaris Naming Administration Guide

`nistbladm` Syntax Summary

The general syntax of the nistbladm command is:

nistbladm options \
 [columspec | columnvalue] \
 [tablename | indexedname]

Where:

columnspec is a specification defining a column to be created in a table as described in "Specifying Table Columns".
columnvalue identifies a particular cell value in the table identified by tablename as described in "nistbladm and Column Values".
tablename is the name of the table. For example, hosts.org_dir.doc.com.
indexedname identifies a particular cell value in a certain table as described in "nistbladm and Column Values". In essence indexedname is the equivalent of columnvalue plus tablename.

Table 14-1 nistbladm Options


Option	Description
`-a` \| `-A`	Add an entry to an existing NIS+ table. The `-a` option returns an error if execution of the command would result in overwritting any existing entry. The `-A` option forces execution of the command even if it results in overwriting an existing entry. (See "Adding Entries to a Table".)
`-D` `defaults`	Specify a different set of default properties when creating an object. (See the `nistbladm` man page for details.)
`-d`	Destroy a table. (See "Deleting a Table".)
`-c`	Create a table. (See "Creating a New Table".)
`-r` \| `-R`	Remove one or more entries from an existing NIS+ table. The `-r` option returns an error if execution of the command would result in removal of more than one entry. The `-R` option forces execution of the command even if it results in removing multiple entries. (See "Removing Table Entries".)
`-m`	An obsoleted option for modifying table entries that is still supported for backwards compatibility. The `-e` and `-E` options are the preferred method for editing entries.
`-e` \| `-E`	Edit an entry in an existing NIS+ table. The `-e` option returns an error if execution of the command would affect more than one entry. The `-A` option forces execution of the command even if it results in changing an existing entry in such a way as to overwrite a different entry. (See "Modifying Table Entries".)