---
name: "dbverify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lifelines"
version: "3.0.61-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dbverify"
---

# dbverify(1)

Check a Lifelines database

## NAME

dbverify - Check a Lifelines database

## SYNOPSIS

**dbverify** \[ *options* \]  *file*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **dbverify** command.

The dbverify program is a companion program of the  *Lifelines* genealogy software, and is used to check an existing lifelines database for errors.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  Perform all checks (does not include fixes)

- **-g**

  Check for ghosts (names/refns)

- **-G**

  Check for & fix ghosts (names/refns)

- **-i**

  Check individuals

- **-f**

  Check families

- **-F**

  Alter any bad family lineage pointers (to \_badptr)

- **-h**

  command-line help

- **-s**

  Check sours

- **-e**

  Check events

- **-x**

  Check others

- **-l**

  Check database structure

- **-m**

  Check for records missing data entries

- **-M**

  Fix records missing data entries

- **-D**

  Fix bad delete entries

- **-n**

  Noisy (echo every record processed)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Perrier \<bubulle@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).