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.Dd February 12, 2023 .Dt SERVICES_MKDB 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm services_mkdb .Nd generate the services databases .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl qv .Op Fl o Ar database .Op Fl V Ar style .Op Ar file .Nm .Fl u .Op Ar file .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm creates a .Xr cdb 5 database for the specified file. If no file is specified, then
a /etc/services is used. The database is installed into
a /var/db/services.cdb for CDB format and into
a /var/db/services.db for legacy DB format (see .Fl V ) . The file must be in the correct format
q see Xr services 5 .
p The options are as follows: l -tag -width Fl t Fl o Ar database Put the output databases in the named file. t Fl q Don't warn about duplicate services. This is the default behavior. t Fl u Print the services file to stdout, omitting duplicate entries and comments. t Fl V Ar style Create a specific version of the database style. .Ar style can be .Cm cdb to request the CDB format (default) or .Cm db to request the DB format. The DB format is useful for compatibility with old statically linked binaries. t Fl v Warn about duplicate services. .El
p The databases are used by the C library services routines
q see Xr getservent 3 .
p .Nm exits zero on success, non-zero on failure. .Sh FILES l -tag -width Pa -compact t Pa /etc/services The current services file. t Pa /var/db/services.cdb The current services database. t Pa /var/db/services.cdb.tmp A temporary file. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr db 3 , .Xr getservent 3 , .Xr cdb 5 , .Xr services 5 .Sh BUGS Because .Nm guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use .Xr rename 2 to install over the destination file.
p If .Nm fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact.
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