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.TH "VPDUPDATE" 8 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
vpdupdate \- update Vital Product Data (VPD) database
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBvpdupdate\fR [\fB\-p<database\-path>\fR | \fB\-\-path=<database\-path>\fR] [\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
This program is part of the lsvpd package for Linux\&. This package is a (partial) reimplementation of AIX's lsvpd and related commands\&.

.PP
 \fBvpdupdate\fR updates the Vital Product Data (VPD) database used by the query commands in the \fBlsvpd\fR package\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.PP
\-p|\-\-path Sets the database where the vpd will be stored, path must be a full path including filename\&.

.PP
\-h|\-\-help Displays the usage message

.SH "FILES"

.TP
\fI/var/lib/lsvpd/\fR
Database directory used by \fBvpdupdate\fR\&.

.TP
\fI/lib/lsvpd\fR
Directory libvpd and *\&.ids reference files\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
lsvpd(8), lscfg(8), lsmcode(8), lsvio(8)

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP
Eric Munson <ebmunson@us\&.ibm\&.com>\&. Brad Peters <bpeters@us\&.ibm\&.com>\&.

.PP
Copyright (c) 2002 - 2013 IBM\&.