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diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
index f0aa9f7..7b8ebad 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: pw.8,v 1.4 1996/12/11 00:07:19 joerg Exp $
+.\" $Id: pw.8,v 1.5 1996/12/19 15:22:41 davidn Exp $
.\"
.Dd December 9, 1996
.Dt PW 8
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@
.Op Fl h Ar fd
.Op Fl N
.Op Fl P
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar useradd
.Op name|uid
-.Op Fl D
+.Fl D
.Op Fl C Ar config
.Op Fl q
.Op Fl b Ar dir
@@ -68,12 +69,14 @@
.Op Fl i Ar min,max
.Op Fl w Ar method
.Op Fl s Ar shell
+.Op Fl y Ar path
.Nm pw
.Ar userdel
.Op name|uid
.Op Fl n Ar name
.Op Fl u Ar uid
.Op Fl r
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar usermod
.Op name|uid
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@
.Op Fl h Ar fd
.Op Fl N
.Op Fl P
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar usershow
.Op name|uid
@@ -120,10 +124,12 @@
.Op Fl h Ar fd
.Op Fl N
.Op Fl P
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar groupdel
.Op Fl n Ar name
.Op Fl g Ar gid
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar groupmod
.Op Fl C Ar config
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@
.Op Fl h Ar fd
.Op Fl N
.Op Fl P
+.Op Fl Y
.Nm pw
.Ar groupshow
.Op Fl n Ar name
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ id as an alternative to using the
.Fl g Ar gid
options.
.Pp
-The following flags are common to all modes of operation:
+The following flags are common to all or most modes of operation:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "-G grouplist"
.It Fl C Ar config
@@ -224,6 +231,19 @@ of the operation without actually performing it.
You may use the
.Fl P
option to switch between standard passwd and readable formats.
+.It Fl Y
+Using this option with any of the update modes causes
+.Nm pw
+to run
+.Xr make 1
+after changing to the directory
+.Pa /var/yp .
+This is intended to allow automatic updating of the NIS database files.
+If separate passwd and group files are being used by NIS, then use the
+.Fl y Ar path
+option to specify the location of the NIS passwd database so that pw
+will automatically update it concurrently with the system password
+databases.
.El
.Pp
.Sh USER OPTIONS
@@ -558,6 +578,12 @@ The
method requires that the superuser use
.Xr passwd 1
to render the account accessible with a password.
+.It Fl y Ar path
+This sets the pathname of the database used by NIS if you are not sharing
+the information from
+.Pa /etc/master.passwd
+directly with NIS.
+You should only set this option on NIS servers.
.El
.Pp
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