---
name: "mkzonedb"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "isdnlog"
version: "1:3.25+dfsg1-10"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkzonedb"
---

# mkzonedb(8)

Utility create a zone file for isdnlog

## NAME

mkzonedb - Utility create a zone file for isdnlog

## SYNOPSIS

mkzonedb -r zonefile -d database \[-v\] \[-V\] \[-o Oz\] \[-l len\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mkzonedb** reads a text file with zone (area code) information, and writes it in a special format to the database file so that other apps such as isdnlog can easily access the data.

This data is used to determine in what "zone" a given area code is in relation to another, to see what rate applies to a call between these area codes ("is the call a local call").

This utility is really only used during the building of the isdnlog-data package, but it may be useful for those who want to create their own custom tables.

## OPTIONS

- **-r** *zonefile*

  the text file with the zone information. Use "-" for standard input.

- **-d** *database*

  the output database filename

- **-v**

  verbose mode

- **-V**

  show version information, and quit (don't do anything)

- **-o** *Oz*

  Use "Oz" area zone. Default is 1. (What does this mean, exactly?)

- **-l** *len*

  "len" is the length of areacodes.\
   If 5 or more is given, then more space is allocated for the internal tables (40000 instead of 10000 numbers allowed). Other values aren't really used.

## AUTHOR

manpage written from C source by Paul Slootman \<paul@debian.org\>.