debconf-copydb(1)
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
AUTHOR
- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>