---
name: "ovdb_stat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "inn"
version: "2.7.4-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ovdb_stat"
---

# ovdb\_stat(8)

Display information from the ovdb database

## NAME

ovdb\_stat - Display information from the ovdb database

## SYNOPSIS

**ovdb\_stat** \[**-Hgci**\] \[**-r** *artnumrange*\] *newsgroup* \[*newsgroup* ...\]

**ovdb\_stat** **-HklmMtv** \[**-d** *database*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ovdb\_stat** displays information from the ovdb database: Berkeley DB statistics, newsgroup data, and overview records.  The output can optionally be in HTML format.

The number of overview records stored in the database can be obtained with the `"inndf -n"` command.

## OPTIONS

- **-g**

  Newsgroup high water mark, low marker mark, article count, and flag for the given newsgroups (as stored in the ovdb *groupinfo* database) are displayed.

- **-c**

  Similar to **-g**, except the high water mark, low water mark, and article count are calculated by actually scanning the overview records and counting them.  This can be a lengthy operation on groups with lots of articles.

- **-i**

  Internal data regarding the given newsgroups are displayed.

- **-r** *artnumrange*

  Overview records are retrieved.  The *artnumrange* parameter may be a single article number, or a range of articles in the format `"low-high"`.

- **-H**

  Output is presented in HTML format.

- **-k**

  Displays lock region statistics, as returned by the Berkeley DB `"lock_stat()"` call.

- **-l**

  Displays log region statistics, as returned by the Berkeley DB `"log_stat()"` call.

- **-m**

  Displays global memory pool statistics, as returned by the Berkeley DB `"memp_stat()"` call.

- **-M**

  Same as **-m**, and also displays memory pool statistics for each database file.

- **-t**

  Displays log region statistics, as returned by the Berkeley DB `"txn_stat()"` call.

- **-v**

  Displays ovdb version, and Berkeley DB version.

- **-d** *database*

  Displays information about the given database, as returned by the Berkeley DB `"db->stat()"` call.  This operation may take a long time on busy systems (several minutes or more).

## WARNINGS

**ovdb\_stat** may be safely killed with the INT, TERM, or HUP signals. It catches those signals and exits cleanly. Do not kill **ovdb\_stat** with other signals, unless absolutely necessary, because it may leave stale locks in the database environment.

## HISTORY

Written by Heath Kehoe \<hakehoe@avalon.net\> for InterNetNews.

## SEE ALSO

[inndf(8)](/inndf/8.md), [ovdb(5)](/ovdb/5.md).