September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
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Name
getent
Synopsis
getent [options]database key
Search the specified database for the specified key. The database may be any one of passwd, group, hosts, services, protocols, or networks.
Options
- -s CONFIG, --service=CONFIG
Specify the service configuration to be used. See nsswitch.conf(5) for information about name-service switching.
- -?, --help
Display a help message.
- --usage
Display a very short syntax synopsis.
- -V, --version
Print version information and quit.