---
name: "pinot-index"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pinot"
version: "1.22-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pinot-index"
---

# pinot-index(1)

Index documents from the command-line

## NAME

pinot-index - Index documents from the command-line

## SYNOPSIS

**pinot-index** \[*OPTIONS*\] *--db DATABASE URLS*

## DESCRIPTION

ModuleFactory::loadModules: xapian is supported by libxapianbackend.so pinot-index - Index documents from the command-line

## OPTIONS

- **-b**, **--backend**

  name of back-end to use (default xapian)

- **-c**, **--check**

  check whether the given URL is in the index

- **-d**, **--db**

  path to, or name of, index to use (mandatory)

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-i**, **--index**

  index the given URL

- **-o**, **--override**

  MIME type detection override, as TYPE:EXT

- **-s**, **--showinfo**

  show information about the document

- **-v**, **--version**

  output version information and exit

Supported back-ends are: 'xapian'

## EXAMPLES

pinot-index --check --showinfo --backend xapian --db ~/.pinot/daemon ../Bozo.txt

pinot-index --index --db Docs https://github.com/FabriceColin/pinot

pinot-index --index --db Docs --override text/x-rst:rst /usr/share/doc/python-kitchen-1.1.1/docs/index.rst

Indexing documents to My Web Pages or My Documents with pinot-index is not recommended

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to fabrice.colin@gmail.com

This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html\>.\
 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.