.\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1994, 1996 Bunyip Information Systems Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.  
.\"	
.\" Archie 3.5
.\" August 1996
.\"	
.\"	@(#)convert_hostdb.n	
.\"
.TH CONVERT_HOSTDB N "August 1996"

.SH NAME
.B convert_hostdb
\- convert the host_db database from the old Archie-3.2 format to the new
Archie-3.5 format

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B convert_hostdb 
[  
.BI \-M " <dir>"
] [
.BI \-h " <dir>"
]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B convert_hostdb 
creates a backup of the old host_db database, then it creates a database, in
the new format, suitable for Archie-3.5 systems.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-M " <dir>"
The name of the master Archie database directory. If not specified, the
program looks in the directory
.BR ~archie/db ,
then
.BR ./db .
.TP
.BI \-h " <dir>"
The name of the Archie host database directory. If not specifed, the program
will first try
.BR ~archie/db/host_db ,
then
.BR ./host_db .
.PP
.SH FILES
~archie/db/host_db/*
.SH AUTHOR
Bunyip Information Systems.
.br
Montr\o"\'e"al, Qu\o"\'e"bec, Canada
.sp
Archie is a registered trademark of Bunyip Information Systems Inc., Canada,
1990.