dbverify1
Check a lifelines database
Usage
dbverify [options]
file
Overview
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
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-a -
Perform all checks (does not include fixes)
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-g -
Check for ghosts (names/refns)
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-G -
Check for & fix ghosts (names/refns)
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-i -
Check individuals
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-f -
Check families
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-F -
Alter any bad family lineage pointers (to _badptr)
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-h -
command-line help
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-s -
Check sours
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-e -
Check events
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-x -
Check others
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-l -
Check database structure
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-m -
Check for records missing data entries
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-M -
Fix records missing data entries
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-D -
Fix bad delete entries
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-n -
Noisy (echo every record processed)
Releases
12 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 3 times.
-D since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-F since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-G since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-M since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-a since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-e since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-f since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-g since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-h since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-i since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-l since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-m since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-n since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-s since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-x since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).