---
name: "aide.real"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aide"
version: "0.10-6.1sarge2"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aide"
---

# aide.real(1)

Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment

Part of [aide(1)](/aide/1.md).

## NAME

**aide** - Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment

## SYNOPSIS

**aide** \[**options**\] **command**

## DESCRIPTION

**aide** is an intrusion detection system for checking the integrity of files.

## COMMANDS

- \--check,

  Checks the database for inconsistencies. You must have an initialized database to do this. This is also the default option. Without any command **aide** does a check.

- \--init,

  Initialize the database. You must initialize a database and move it to the appropriate place before you can use the --check option.

- \--update,

  Checks the database and updates the database non-interactively.  The input and output databases must be different.

- \--compare

  Compares two databases. They must be defined in configfile with database=\<url\> and database\_new=\<url\>.

## PARAMETERS

- \--config=**configfile**

  Configuration is read from file **configfile** instead of "./aide.conf". Use '-' for stdin.

- \--before="**configparameters**"

  These **configparameters** are handled before the reading of the configuration file. See aide.conf (5) for more details on what to put here.

- \--after="configparameters"

  These **configparameters** are handled after the reading of the configuration file. See aide.conf (5) for more details on what to put here.

- \--verbose=verbosity\_level,-Vverbosity\_level

  Controls how verbose **aide** is. Value must \[0-255\]. The default is 5. With no argument Value is set to 20. This option overrides the value set in a configuration file.

- \--report=**reporter**,-r

  **reporter** is a URL which tells **aide** where to send it's output. See aide.conf (5) section URLS for available values.

- \--version,-v

  **aide** prints out its version number

- \--help,-h

  Prints out the standard help message.

## FILES

**\<prefix\>/etc/aide.conf** Default aide configuration file. **\<prefix\>/etc/aide.db** Default aide database. **\<prefix\>/etc/aide.db.new** Default aide output database.

## SEE ALSO

[**aide.conf**(5)](/aide.conf/5.md) **http://www.cs.tut.fi/~rammer/aide/manual.html**

## BUGS

There are probably bugs in this release. Please report them to rammer@cs.tut.fi. Bug fixes are more than welcome. Unified diffs  are preferred.

## DISCLAIMER

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