---
name: "gnunet-datastore"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnunet"
version: "0.20.0-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnunet-datastore"
---

# gnunet-datastore(1)

dump or insert (restore) GNUnet datastore databases

## NAME

**gnunet-datastore** – dump or insert (restore) GNUnet datastore databases

## SYNOPSIS

**gnunet-datastore** \[**-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*\] \[**-d** \| **--dump**\] \[**-f** *FILENAME* \| **--file=***FILENAME*\] \[**-h** \| **--help**\] \[**-i** \| **--insert**\] \[**-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*\] \[**-l** *FILENAME* \| **--logfile=***FILENAME*\] \[**-v** \| **--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gnunet-datastore** can be used to backup and restore or merge GNUnet datastores. This is useful if a datastore is to be migrated between SQL databases, e.g. from sqlite to postgres or vice versa. gnunet-datastore will dump the entire contents of the database or insert a dump file into the database.

- **-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*

  Configuration file to use

- **-d** \| **--dump**

  Dump all records to a file

- **-f** *FILENAME* \| **--file=***FILENAME*

  File to dump to or insert from. Otherwise stdin/stdout are used.

- **-h** \| **--help**

  Print the help page.

- **-i** \| **--insert**

  Insert from dump file.

- **-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*

  Change the loglevel. Possible values for LOGLEVEL are ERROR, WARNING, INFO and DEBUG.

- **-l** *FILENAME* \| **--logfile=***FILENAME*

  Configure logging to write logs to FILENAME

- **-v** \| **--version**

  Print the version number

## SEE ALSO

[gnunet-publish(1)](/gnunet-publish/1.md)

The full documentation for gnunet is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the [info(1)](/info/1.md) and gnunet programs are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnunet
```

should give you access to the complete handbook,

```
info gnunet-c-tutorial
```

will give you access to a tutorial for developers.

Depending on your installation, this information is also available in gnunet(7) and gnunet-c-tutorial(7).

## BUGS

Report bugs by using **https://bugs.gnunet.org** or by sending electronic mail to ⟨*gnunet-developers@gnu.org*⟩.