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.\" @(#)$Id: ipa_sdb_dump.8,v 1.1 2005/12/03 10:59:08 simon Exp $
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.TH IPA_SDB_DUMP 8 "April 12, 2004"
.SH NAME
ipa_sdb_dump\ \-\ utility for dumping ipa_sdb(5) database files
to text format and back
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBipa_sdb_dump\fP\ \fB-h\fP|\fBv\fP

\fBipa_sdb_dump\fP\ [\fB-belt\fP]\ [\fB-f\fP\ <file>]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBipa_sbd_dump\fP is a simple program, which allows to dump binary
ipa_sdb(5) database files to text and convert text (possibly modified)
back to binary ipa_sdb(5) database format.
.PP
By default \fBipa_sdb_dump\fP reads data from standard input (stdin) and
always outputs results to standard output (stdout), all error messages go
to standard error output (stderr).
.PP
Available options are:
.IP \fB-f\fP\ <file>
Read data from the given file, instead of reading from stdin.
.IP \fB-l\fP
Treat the given data for a limit, by default data is considered
as data for a rule.
.IP \fB-t\fP
Treat the given data for a threshold, by default data is considered
as data for a rule.
.IP \fB-b\fP
Convert text database dump to original database format and output it
to stdout.
.IP \fB-e\fP
Ignore errors in dates, two switches suppress error messages.
.IP \fB-h\fP
Print the help message about available options and exit.
.IP \fB-v\fP
Show version number and exit
.SH SEE ALSO
ipa_db_sdb(8), ipa_st_sdb(8), ipa_sdb(5)
.SH AUTHOR
Andrey\ Simonenko\ <simon@comsys.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua>
.SH BUGS
If you find any, please send email me.