Libinfo-392.1.tar.gz

[apple/libinfo.git] / nis.subproj / ypclnt.3

diff --git a/nis.subproj/ypclnt.3 b/nis.subproj/ypclnt.3
index 669104a4c1be9ab1b837221806aaa879476d173a..36e0744ca34dc1d5c4fa4c17a194be26031985b7 100644 (file)
--- a/nis.subproj/ypclnt.3
+++ b/nis.subproj/ypclnt.3
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ something useful or simply ignore it.
 .El
 .It Fn yp_order
 Returns the order number for a map.
+The order number is updated whenever a map is updated.
+Clients may use the order number to check whether they are using the most
+recent map.
 .It Fn yp_master
 Returns the hostname for the machine on which the master YP server process for
 a map is running.
@@ -339,4 +342,4 @@ The client cannot communicate with the YP server process.
 .Xr ypbind 8 ,
 .Xr ypserv 8
 .Sh AUTHOR
-Theo De Raadt
\ No newline at end of file
+Theo De Raadt