The columnspec syntax is explained in the command description for nistbladm . However, you can also use it to display the object properties of the table. You must have read rights to the table, entries, or columns that you wish to display. Displays a header line above the table entries, listing the name of each column. Displays only the entries of the table stored on the Master server.
Displays object information about the table, such as column names, properties, and servers.
For more information, see the command description for niscat . They display either the entries themselves or a count of how many entries matched. The differences between the nismatch and nisgrep commands are highlighted in following table. The tasks and examples in this section describe the syntax for both commands. To use either command, you must have read access to the table you are searching through.