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SERVICES_MKDB(8)	     System Manager's Manual		SERVICES_MKDB(8)

NAME
     services_mkdb -- generate the services database

SYNOPSIS
     services_mkdb [-b | -l] [-q] [-o database] [file]
     services_mkdb -u [file]

DESCRIPTION
     The  services_mkdb utility creates a db(3) database for the specified file.
     If no file is specified, then /etc/services is used.  The database  is  in-
     stalled  into  /var/db/services.db.  The file must be in the correct format
     (see services(5)).

     The options are as follows:

     -b      Use big-endian byte order for database metadata.

     -l      Use little-endian byte order for database metadata.

     -o database
	     Put the output databases in the named file.

     -q      Do not warn about duplicate services.

     -u      Print the services file to stdout, omitting duplicate  entries  and
	     comments.

     The  databases  are  used	by  the C library services routines (see getser-
     vent(3)).

     The -b and -l flags are mutually exclusive.  The default byte  ordering  is
     the current host order.

FILES
     /var/db/services.db      The current services database.
     /var/db/services.db.tmp  A temporary file.
     /etc/services	      The current services file.

EXIT STATUS
     The services_mkdb utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

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 destina-
     tion file intact.

FreeBSD ports 15.1		  April 4, 2010 		SERVICES_MKDB(8)

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