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                                   yp_match

   (PHP 3>= 3.0.7, PHP 4 )
   yp_match -- Returns the matched line

Description

   string yp_match ( string domain, string map, string key)

   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;
   ?>

   The above code will produce :
   joe:##joe:11111:100:Joe User:/home/j/joe:/usr/local/bin/bash

   See also yp_get_default_domain().
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