.\" <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
.\" %%%LICENSE_END
.\"
-.TH GETENT 1 2013-03-15 "Linux" "User Commands"
+.TH GETENT 1 2019-03-06 "Linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
getent \- get entries from Name Service Switch libraries
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR getent\ [\fIoption\fP]...\ \fIdatabase\fP\ \fIkey\fP...
+.B getent\ [\fIoption\fP]...\ \fIdatabase\fP\ \fIkey\fP...
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B getent
.I key
is provided, all entries will be displayed (unless the database does not
support enumeration).
-.LP
+.PP
The
.I database
may be any of those supported by the GNU C Library, listed below:
.RE
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.BR \-s\ \fIservice\fP, \-\-service\ \fIservice\fP
+.BR \-s\ \fIservice\fP ", " \-\-service\ \fIservice\fP
.\" commit 9d0881aa76b399e6a025c5cf44bebe2ae0efa8af (glibc)
Override all databases with the specified service.
(Since glibc 2.2.5.)
.TP
-.BR \-s\ \fIdatabase\fP:\fIservice\fP,\ \
+.BR \-s\ \fIdatabase\fP:\fIservice\fP ", "\
\-\-service\ \fIdatabase\fP:\fIservice\fP
.\" commit b4f6f4be85d32b9c03361c38376e36f08100e3e8 (glibc)
Override only specified databases with the specified service.