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@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd October 25, 1994
+.Dd September 3, 2015
.Dt YPSET 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypset
.Nd tell
.Xr ypbind 8
-which YP server process to use
+which NIS server process to use
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl h Ar host
@@ -49,34 +49,34 @@ The
.Nm
utility tells the
.Xr ypbind 8
-process on the current machine which YP server process to communicate with.
+process on the current machine which NIS server process to communicate with.
If
.Ar server
-is down or is not running a YP server process, it is not discovered until
-a YP client process attempts to access a YP map, at which time
+is down or is not running a NIS server process, it is not discovered until
+a NIS client process attempts to access a NIS map, at which time
.Xr ypbind 8
tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
.Pp
The
.Nm
utility
-is most useful for binding a YP client that is not on the same broadcast
-network as the closest YP server, but can also be used for debugging
-a local network's YP configuration, testing specific YP client
+is most useful for binding a NIS client that is not on the same broadcast
+network as the closest NIS server, but can also be used for debugging
+a local network's NIS configuration, testing specific NIS client
programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
-the local network supplying YP maps.
+the local network supplying NIS maps.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
-.It Fl h Ar host
-Set the YP binding on
-.Ar host
-instead of the local machine.
.It Fl d Ar domain
-Use the YP domain
+Use the NIS domain
.Ar domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
.Xr domainname 1 .
+.It Fl h Ar host
+Set the NIS binding on
+.Ar host
+instead of the local machine.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
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