Name
nicl
Synopsis
nicl [options
]datasource
[command
]
Modifies entries in the NetInfo database. You can manipulate
directories and properties with nicl
. The
datasource
may be the path to a NetInfo
directory (such as /_ ) or the filesystem path
of a NetInfo database (you must use the -raw
option for this). Use -raw
to work directly with
the NetInfo database, such as
/var/db/netinfo/local.nidb
. This is useful in
cases when the NetInfo daemon is down (such as when you boot into
single-user mode).
Options
-
-c
Create a new data source.
-
-p
Prompt for a password. You can use this instead of prefixing the command with sudo.
-
-P
password
Use the specified password.
-
-q
Be quiet.
-
-raw
Indicates that the
datasource
is a filesystem path to a NetInfo database.-
-ro
Open
datasource
as read-only.-
-t
Treats the domain as a tagged domain, which includes a machine name and a tagged NetInfo database.
-
-u
user
Use the specified user’s identity when running the command. You’ll be prompted for a password.
-
-v
Be verbose.
-
-x500
Use X.500 names (see the
nicl
manpage for more details).
Commands
-
-append
path key val ...
Appends a value to an existing property. The property is created if it does not already exist.
-
-copy
path newparent
Copies the specified
path
to a new parent path.-
-create
path
[
key
[
val ...
] ]
Creates a NetInfo directory specified by
path
.-
-delete
path
[
key
[
val ...
] ]
Destroys the specified path and all its contents. If you specify a key and/or value, only the specified key is ...
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