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<refmeta>
	<refentrytitle>tdbtool</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
	<refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="version">3.6</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>


<refnamediv>
	<refname>tdbtool</refname>
	<refpurpose>manipulate the contents TDB files</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>

	<cmdsynopsis>
		<command>tdbtool</command>
	</cmdsynopsis>

	<cmdsynopsis>
		<command>tdbtool</command>
		<arg choice="plain">
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable>
		</arg>
		<arg rep="repeat" choice="opt">
		<replaceable>COMMANDS</replaceable>
		</arg>
	</cmdsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>
	<title>DESCRIPTION</title>

	<para>This tool is part of the
	<citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>

	<para><command>tdbtool</command> 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.</para>

</refsect1>


<refsect1>
	<title>COMMANDS</title>

	<variablelist>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>create</option>
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable></term>
		<listitem><para>Create a new database named
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable>.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>open</option>
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable></term>
		<listitem><para>Open an existing database named
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable>.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>erase</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Erase the current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>dump</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Dump the current database as strings.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>cdump</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Dump the current database as connection records.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>keys</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Dump the current database keys as strings.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>hexkeys</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Dump the current database keys as hex values.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>info</option></term>
		<listitem><para>Print summary information about the
		current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>insert</option>
		<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>
		<replaceable>DATA</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Insert a record into the
		current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>move</option>
		<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>
		<replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Move a record from the 
		current database into <replaceable>TDBFILE</replaceable>.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>store</option>
		<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>
		<replaceable>DATA</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Store (replace) a record in the
		current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>show</option>
		<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Show a record by key.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>delete</option>
		<replaceable>KEY</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Delete a record by key.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>list</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Print the current database hash table and free list.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>free</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Print the current database and free list.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term><option>!</option>
		<replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Execute the given system command.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>
		<option>first</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Print the first record in the current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>
		<option>next</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Print the next record in the current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>
		<option>check</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Check the integrity of the current database.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>
		<option>quit</option>
		</term>
		<listitem><para>Exit <command>tdbtool</command>.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>

	</variablelist>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>CAVEATS</title>
	<para>The contents of the Samba TDB files are private
	to the implementation and should not be altered with
	<command>tdbtool</command>.
	</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>VERSION</title>
	<para>This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>AUTHOR</title>

	<para> 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.</para>
</refsect1>

</refentry>