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.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-program retrieves and displays entries from the administrative
+utility retrieves and displays entries from the administrative
database specified by
.Ar database ,
using the lookup order specified in
.Dq traditional
file format for that database.
.Pp
+The
.Ar database
-may be one of:
-.Bl -column "netgroup" -offset indent -compact
+argument may be one of:
+.Pp
+.Bl -column ".Li netgroup" -offset indent -compact
.Sy Database Ta Sy Display format
-.It ethers Ta address name
-.It group Ta group:passwd:gid:[member[,member]...]
-.It hosts Ta address name [alias ...]
-.It networks Ta name network [alias ...]
-.It passwd Ta user:passwd:uid:gid:gecos:home_dir:shell
-.It protocols Ta name protocol [alias ...]
-.It rpc Ta name number [alias ...]
-.It services Ta name port/protocol [alias ...]
-.It shells Ta /path/to/shell
+.It Li ethers Ta address name
+.It Li group Ta group:passwd:gid:[member[,member]...]
+.It Li hosts Ta address name [alias ...]
+.It Li networks Ta name network [alias ...]
+.It Li passwd Ta user:passwd:uid:gid:gecos:home_dir:shell
+.It Li protocols Ta name protocol [alias ...]
+.It Li rpc Ta name number [alias ...]
+.It Li services Ta name port/protocol [alias ...]
+.It Li shells Ta /path/to/shell
+.It Li utmpx Ta [time] type: properties
.El
.Pp
If one or more
.Ar database
using the appropriate function.
For example,
-.Sy passwd
+.Dq Li passwd
supports a numeric UID or user name;
-.Sy hosts
+.Dq Li hosts
supports an IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or host name;
and
-.Sy services
+.Dq Li services
supports a service name, service name/protocol name, numeric port, or
numeric port/protocol name.
.Pp
supports enumeration, all entries for
.Ar database
will be retrieved using the appropriate enumeration function and printed.
-.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+The
.Nm
-exits 0 on success,
+utility exits 0 on success,
1 if there was an error in the command syntax,
2 if one of the specified key names was not found in
.Ar database ,
or 3 if there is no support for enumeration on
.Ar database .
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr getutxent 3 ,
.Xr ethers 5 ,
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr hosts 5 ,
.Nm
command appeared in
.Nx 3.0 ,
-and was imported into
+and was imported into
.Fx 7.0 .
It was based on the command of the same name in
.Tn Solaris