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.\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1994, 1996 Bunyip Information Systems Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Archie 3.5
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.\" August 1996
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.\"
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.\" @(#)db_check.n
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.\"
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.TH DB_CHECK N "August 1996"
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.SH NAME
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.B db_check
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\- Check the consistency of the Archie databases.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B db_check
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[
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.BI \-H " <hostname>"
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] [
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.BI \-p " <port>"
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] [
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.BI \-k " <keyword>"
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] [
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.BI \-d " <database>"
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] [
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.BI \-M " <dir>"
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] [
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.BI \-h " <dir>"
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] [
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.BI \-v
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] [
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.B \-l
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] [
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.BI \-L " <logfile>"
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B db_check
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performs a quick scan over the database files and prints out statistical
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information. Numbers indicating the size of each site file and the
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different types of records contained are printed.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.BI \-H " <hostname>"
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The host name of the site about which you want statistics.
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.TP
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.BI \-p " <port>"
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The port number of the site, if it is different from the
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default value.
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.TP
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.BI \-k " <keyword>"
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One can check for the existance of a certain word in any
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site.
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.B db_check
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will produce a list of host indicies containing this word.
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.TP
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.BI \-M " <dir>"
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The name of the master Archie database directory. If not
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specified, the program looks in the directory
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.BR ~archie/db ,
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then
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.BR ./db .
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.TP
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.BI \-d " <database>"
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The catalog about which to print statistics.
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By default, the program will examine all available catalogs listed in
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.BR ~archie/etc/catalogs.cf .
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.TP
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.BI \-h " <dir>"
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The name of the Archie host database directory. If not
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specified, the program will first try
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.BR ~archie/db/host_db ,
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then
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.BR ./host_db .
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.TP
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.BI \-v
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Verbose mode. Print messages indicating what the program is
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doing.
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.TP
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.BI \-l
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Log messages to the file
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.BR ~archie/logs/archie.log .
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The location of the file may be overridden with the
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.B \-L
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option. By default, messages are written to
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.IR stderr .
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.TP
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.BI \-L " <logfile>"
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Specify the log file. For this to have any effect, the
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.B \-l
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option must be specified, as well. Note that debugging information is also
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written to the log file.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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.B db_check
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gives a variety of warning and error messages if the catalog is found to be
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inconsistent. Messages containing the string `ERROR' are considered serious
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and are usually the sign of a corrupt catalog.
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.SH FILES
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~archie/db/<db-name>/*
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.br
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~archie/db/<db-name>/start_db/*
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.br
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~archie/db/host_db/*
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR db_stats (n)
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.SH AUTHOR
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Bunyip Information Systems.
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.br
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Montr\o"\'e"al, Qu\o"\'e"bec, Canada
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.sp
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Archie is a registered trademark of Bunyip Information Systems Inc., Canada,
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1990.
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