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geoip-database-contrib_update(8)

geoip-database-contrib_update8

Script to download the latest version of the maxmind geoip lite database

Part of update-geoip-database(8).

Usage

update-geoip-database

Overview

The update-geoip-database command downloads the latest version of the MaxMind GeoIP Lite database from MaxMind webiste.
In particular, the following binary databases are downloaded:

—

GeoLite Country

—

GeoLite Country IPv6

—

GeoLite City

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GeoLite ASN

and stored in the /usr/share/GeoIP directory.

History

  • Debian 9 (Stretch): the text shown here
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 7 (Wheezy)

Author

update-geoip-database and this man page were written by Ludovico Cavedon <[email protected]>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

From geoip-database-contrib 1.19 in Debian 9 (Stretch). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.