NAME¶
debconf-copydb - copy a debconf database
SYNOPSIS¶
debconf-copydb sourcedb destdb [--pattern=pattern] [--owner-pattern=pattern] [--config=Foo:bar]
DESCRIPTION¶
debconf-copydb copies items from an existing debconf database into
another, possibly new database. The two databases may have different formats;
if so a conversion will automatically be done.
OPTIONS¶
- sourcedb
- The name of the source database. Typically it will be defined in your
debconf.conf (or .debconfrc) file.
- destdb
- The name of the destination database. It may be defined in debconf.conf or
.debconfrc, or you might define it on the command line (see below).
- -p pattern, --pattern pattern
- If this is specified, only items in sourcedb whose names match the
pattern will be copied.
- --owner-pattern pattern
- If this is specified, only items in sourcedb whose owners match the
pattern will be copied.
- -c foo:bar, --config Foo:bar
- Set option Foo to bar. This is similar to writing:
Foo: bar
In debconf.conf, except you probably want to leave off the space on the
command line (or quote it: "Foo: bar"). Generally must be used
multiple times, to build up a full configuration stanza. While blank lines
are used to separate stanzas in debconf.conf, this program will assume
that "Name:dbname" denotes the beginning of a new stanza.
EXAMPLES¶
debconf-copydb configdb backup
Copy all of configdb to backup, assuming you already have the backup database
defined in debconf.conf.
debconf-copydb configdb newdb --pattern='^slrn/' \
--config=Name:newdb --config=Driver:File \
--config=Filename:newdb.dat
Copy slrn's data out of configdb, and into newdb. newdb is not defined in the rc
file, so the --config switches set up the database on the fly.
debconf-copydb configdb stdout -c Name:stdout -c Driver:Pipe \
-c InFd:none --pattern='^foo/'
Spit out all the items in the debconf database related to package foo.
debconf-copydb configdb pipe --config=Name:pipe \
--config=Driver:Pipe --config=InFd:none | \
ssh remotehost debconf-copydb pipe configdb \
--config=Name:pipe --config=Driver:Pipe
This uses the special purpose pipe driver to copy a database to a remote system.
SEE ALSO¶
debconf.conf(5)
AUTHOR¶
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>