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32.Dd April 4, 2010
33.Dt SERVICES_MKDB 8
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm services_mkdb
37.Nd generate the services database
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Fl q
41.Op Fl o Ar database
42.Op Ar file
43.Nm
44.Fl u
45.Op Ar file
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm
49utility
50creates a
51.Xr db 3
52database for the specified
53.Ar file .
54If no file is specified, then
55.Pa /etc/services
56is used.
57The database is installed into
58.Pa /var/db/services.db .
59The file must be in the correct format (see
60.Xr services 5 ) .
61.Pp
62The options are as follows:
63.Bl -tag -width indent
64.It Fl o Ar database
65Put the output databases in the named file.
66.It Fl q
67Do not warn about duplicate services.
68.It Fl u
69Print the services file to stdout, omitting duplicate entries and comments.
70.El
71.Pp
72The databases are used by the C library services routines (see
73.Xr getservent 3 ) .
74.Sh FILES
75.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/db/services.db.tmp" -compact
76.It Pa /var/db/services.db
77The current services database.
78.It Pa /var/db/services.db.tmp
79A temporary file.
80.It Pa /etc/services
81The current services file.
82.El
83.Sh EXIT STATUS
84.Ex -std
85.Sh SEE ALSO
86.Xr db 3 ,
87.Xr getservent 3 ,
88.Xr services 5
89.Sh BUGS
90Because
91.Nm
92guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must
93build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use
94.Xr rename 2
95to install over the destination file.
96.Pp
97If
98.Nm
99fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact.
100