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.\"      Date: 01/14/2010
.\"    Manual: System Administration tools
.\"    Source: Samba 3.3
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "TDBTOOL" "8" "01/14/2010" "Samba 3\&.3" "System Administration tools"
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.SH "NAME"
tdbtool \- manipulate the contents TDB files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\ 'u
tdbtool
.HP \w'\ 'u
tdbtool \fITDBFILE\fR [\fICOMMANDS\fR...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This tool is part of the
\fBsamba\fR(1)
suite\&.
.PP
tdbtool
a tool for displaying and altering the contents of Samba TDB (Trivial DataBase) files\&. Each of the commands listed below can be entered interactively or provided on the command line\&.
.SH "COMMANDS"
.PP
\fBcreate\fR \fITDBFILE\fR
.RS 4
Create a new database named
\fITDBFILE\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBopen\fR \fITDBFILE\fR
.RS 4
Open an existing database named
\fITDBFILE\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBerase\fR
.RS 4
Erase the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdump\fR
.RS 4
Dump the current database as strings\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcdump\fR
.RS 4
Dump the current database as connection records\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBkeys\fR
.RS 4
Dump the current database keys as strings\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBhexkeys\fR
.RS 4
Dump the current database keys as hex values\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBinfo\fR
.RS 4
Print summary information about the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBinsert\fR \fIKEY\fR \fIDATA\fR
.RS 4
Insert a record into the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBmove\fR \fIKEY\fR \fITDBFILE\fR
.RS 4
Move a record from the current database into
\fITDBFILE\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstore\fR \fIKEY\fR \fIDATA\fR
.RS 4
Store (replace) a record in the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBshow\fR \fIKEY\fR
.RS 4
Show a record by key\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdelete\fR \fIKEY\fR
.RS 4
Delete a record by key\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBlist\fR
.RS 4
Print the current database hash table and free list\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBfree\fR
.RS 4
Print the current database and free list\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB!\fR \fICOMMAND\fR
.RS 4
Execute the given system command\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBfirst\fR
.RS 4
Print the first record in the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBnext\fR
.RS 4
Print the next record in the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcheck\fR
.RS 4
Check the integrity of the current database\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBquit\fR
.RS 4
Exit
tdbtool\&.
.RE
.SH "CAVEATS"
.PP
The contents of the Samba TDB files are private to the implementation and should not be altered with
tdbtool\&.
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 3\&.0\&.25 of the Samba suite\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell\&. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed\&.