---
name: "c-icap-mkbdb"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "c-icap"
version: "1:0.5.10-6.1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/c-icap-mkbdb"
---

# c-icap-mkbdb(8)

simple ICAP clientutility to create Berkeley DB lookup tables

## NAME

c-icap-mkbdb - simple ICAP clientutility to create Berkeley DB lookup tables

## SYNOPSIS

**c-icap-mkbdb** \[ **-V** \] \[ **-VV** \] \[ **-d debug\_level** \] \[ **-i file.txt** \] \[ **-o file.db** \] \[ **-t string\|int\|ip** \] \[ **-v string\|int\|ip** \] \[ **--dump** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**c-icap-mkbdb** utility can be used to create Berkeley DB databases which can be used as lookup tables by the c-icap server.

## OPTIONS

- \-V

  Print version

- \-VV

  Print build informations

- \-d debug\_level

  The debug level

- \-i file.txt

  The file contains the data (required). The line format of this file must be:\
   *key: value1, value2, ....*

- \-o file.db

  The database to be created

- \-t string\|int\|ip

  The type of the key. Select **string** for string keys, **int** for integer keys or **ip** for using IP addresses as keys. The "string" is the default.

- \-v string\|int\|ip

  The type of the values. The "string" is the default.

- \-p page\_size\[k\]

  The page size to use. Can not be less than 512 bytes or greater than 64k. Read berkeleyDB manual for default values.

- \--btree

  Use B-Tree as access method for the database. By default uses Hash.

- \--dump

  Do not update the database just dump it to the screen.

## EXAMPLES

- c-icap-mkbdb -o keys -i keys.txt

  It builds the **keys** Berkeley DB database, using string type for keys and values.

- c-icap-mkbdb -o keys --dump

  Dump the contents of the keys database

## SEE ALSO

[**c-icap**(8)](/c-icap/8.md) [**c-icap-client**(8)](/c-icap-client/8.md) [**c-icap-stretch**(8)](/c-icap-stretch/8.md) [**c-icap-config**(8)](/c-icap-config/8.md) [**c-icap-libicapapi-config**(8)](/c-icap-libicapapi-config/8.md)

## AUTHOR

Tsantilas Christos