NAME
services_mkdb
- generate the services databases
SYNOPSIS
services_mkdb
[-q]
[-o database]
[file]
services_mkdb
-u
[file]
DESCRIPTION
services_mkdb
creates a
db(3)
database for the specified file.
If no file is specified, then
/etc/services
is used.
The database is installed into
/var/db/services.db
.
The file must be in the correct format (see
services(5)).
The options are as follows:
- -u
-
Print the services file to stdout, omitting duplicate entries and comments.
- -o database
-
Put the output databases in the named file.
- -q
-
Don't warn about duplicate services.
The databases are used by the C library services routines (see
getservent(3)).
services_mkdb
exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.
FILES
/var/db/services.db
-
The current services database.
/var/db/services.db.tmp
-
A temporary file.
/etc/services
-
The current services file.
SEE ALSO
db(3),
getservent(3),
services(5)
BUGS
Because
services_mkdb
guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must
build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use
rename(2)
to install over the destination file.
If
services_mkdb
fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact.