TDBTOOL(8)

NAME
tdbtool - manipulate the contents TDB files

SYNOPSIS
    .HP u
        tdbtool

    .HP u
        tdbtool
         [-l]
         TDBFILE
         [COMMANDS...]

DESCRIPTION

    .PP This tool is part of the samba(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.

OPTIONS

        .PP -l

            This options disables any locking, by passing TDB_NOLOCK to tdb_open_ex(). Only use this for database files which are not used by any other process! And also only if it is otherwise not possible to open the database, e.g. databases which were created with mutex locking.
            .RE

COMMANDS

        .PP create TDBFILE

            Create a new database named TDBFILE.
            .RE
            .PP open TDBFILE

                Open an existing database named TDBFILE.
                .RE
                .PP erase

                    Erase the current database.
                    .RE
                    .PP dump

                        Dump the current database as strings.
                        .RE
                        .PP cdump

                            Dump the current database as connection records.
                            .RE
                            .PP keys

                                Dump the current database keys as strings.
                                .RE
                                .PP hexkeys

                                    Dump the current database keys as hex values.
                                    .RE
                                    .PP info

                                        Print summary information about the current database.
                                        .RE
                                        .PP insert KEY DATA

                                            Insert a record into the current database.
                                            .RE
                                            .PP move KEY TDBFILE

                                                Move a record from the current database into TDBFILE.
                                                .RE
                                                .PP store KEY DATA

                                                    Store (replace) a record in the current database.
                                                    .RE
                                                    .PP storehex KEY DATA

                                                        Store (replace) a record in the current database where key and data are in hex format.
                                                        .RE
                                                        .PP show KEY

                                                            Show a record by key.
                                                            .RE
                                                            .PP delete KEY

                                                                Delete a record by key.
                                                                .RE
                                                                .PP list

                                                                    Print the current database hash table and free list.
                                                                    .RE
                                                                    .PP free

                                                                        Print the current database and free list.
                                                                        .RE
                                                                        .PP ! COMMAND

                                                                            Execute the given system command.
                                                                            .RE
                                                                            .PP first

                                                                                Print the first record in the current database.
                                                                                .RE
                                                                                .PP next

                                                                                    Print the next record in the current database.
                                                                                    .RE
                                                                                    .PP check

                                                                                        Check the integrity of the current database.
                                                                                        .RE
                                                                                        .PP repack

                                                                                            Repack a database using a temporary file to remove fragmentation.
                                                                                            .RE
                                                                                            .PP quit

                                                                                                Exit tdbtool.
                                                                                                .RE

CAVEATS

    .PP The contents of the Samba TDB files are private to the implementation and should not be altered with tdbtool.

VERSION

    .PP This man page is correct for version 3.6 of the Samba suite.

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.