TDBTOOL(8)                                                                             TDBTOOL(8)



NAME
       tdbtool - manipulate the contents TDB files

SYNOPSIS
       tdbtool

       tdbtool TDBFILE [COMMANDS...]

DESCRIPTION
       This tool is part of the samba(1) suite.

       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.

COMMANDS
       create TDBFILE
          Create a new database named TDBFILE.

       open TDBFILE
          Open an existing database named TDBFILE.

       erase
          Erase the current database.

       dump
          Dump the current database as strings.

       cdump
          Dump the current database as connection records.

       keys
          Dump the current database keys as strings.

       hexkeys
          Dump the current database keys as hex values.

       info
          Print summary information about the current database.

       insert KEY DATA
          Insert a record into the current database.

       move KEY TDBFILE
          Move a record from the current database into TDBFILE.

       store KEY DATA
          Store (replace) a record in the current database.

       show KEY
          Show a record by key.

       delete KEY
          Delete a record by key.

       list
          Print the current database hash table and free list.

       free
          Print the current database and free list.

       ! COMMAND
          Execute the given system command.

       first
          Print the first record in the current database.

       next
          Print the next record in the current database.

       quit
          Exit tdbtool.

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

VERSION
       This man page is correct for version 3.0.25 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR
       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.




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