NAME¶

ibid-db - Database management utility for Ibid

SYNOPSIS¶

ibid-db command [options...]

DESCRIPTION¶

This utility is for offline management of your Ibid bot's database. Used for import, export, and upgrades.

The export format is DBMS-agnostic and can be used to migrate between different databases.

COMMANDS¶

-e FILE, --export=FILE

Export DB contents to FILE. Export format is JSON.

FILE can be - for stdin/stdout or can end in .gz for automatic gzip compression.

-i FILE, --import=FILE

Import DB contents from FILE as exported by this utility.

FILE can be - for stdin/stdout or can end in .gz for automatic gzip compression.

Note: The DB must be empty first.

-u, --upgrade

Upgrade DB schema to the latest version. You need to run this after upgrading your bot.

Note: You should backup first.

OPTIONS¶

--version

Show the program's version and exit.

-h, --help

Show a help message and exit.

-v, --verbose

Turn on debugging output to stderr.

FILES¶

ibid.ini

Locates the database to act upon by looking for the [databases].ibid value in the bot configuration file in the current directory.

SEE ALSO¶

ibid(1), ibid.ini(5), ibid-setup(1), http://ibid.omnia.za.net/