nicknames5
Nickname translation table for nis maps
Overview
nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps. There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like:
passwd-
passwd.byname
group-
group.byname
networks-
networks.byaddr
hosts-
hosts.byname
protocols-
protocols.bynumber
services-
services.byname
aliases-
mail.aliases
ethers-
ethers.byname
Releases
14 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 3 times.