using getent(3) and specifying more arguments after the key?

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

The getent.1 manual says:

  For cgetcap(3) style databases (disktab, printcap) specifying a key,
  lists the entry for that key, and specifying more arguments after the key
  are used as fields in that key, and only the values of the keys are
  returned.  For boolean keys true is returned if the key is found.  If a
  key is not found, then false is always returned.

I only looked at this part of the code briefly. I think the manpage 
means to say:

"... only the values of the fields are returned.  For boolean fields, 
`true' is returned if the field is found.  If a field is not found, then 
`false' is always returned."

But I cannot reproduce it, for example:

t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ty 
t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ob
t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy pc
t1:reed$ getent gettytab Console rw

But I would think it would be like this:

t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ty 
floppy
t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ob
0
t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy pc
2880
t1:reed$ getent gettytab Console rw
true

Note that getent with the entry does work:

t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy
floppy|3.5in High Density 
Floppy:ty=floppy:se#512:nt#2:rm#300:ns#18:nc#80:pa#2880:oa#0:ba#4096:fa#512:ta=4.2BSD:pb#2880:ob#0:pc#2880:oc#0:

t1:getent$ ./getent gettytab Console 
Console|Console Decwriter II:rw:sp#300:

Am I doing this wrong to get the value? Or is this not working? Or maybe 
I don't understand the manual.

(By the way, I just sent a patch to tech-userlevel to add login.conf 
support to getent(1) but this problem is in an unpatched version too.)

Thanks,

  Jeremy C. Reed

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