---
name: "refdb-restore"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "refdb-clients"
version: "1.0.2-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/refdb-restore"
---

# refdb-restore(1)

RefDB tool: restore RefDB references, notes and styles

## NAME

refdb-restore - RefDB tool: restore RefDB references, notes and styles

## SYNOPSIS

**refdb-restore** \[-h\] \[-u *user*\] \[-w *pwd*\] *backup-archive*

## DESCRIPTION

refdb-restore is a tool for restoring RefDB(7) references, notes and styles. The backup archive must have been created by the companion tool *refdb-backup*.

Before performing the restore all reference databases must be removed (archived) from /var/lib/refdb/db/. The system database in that directory ('refdb') must be recreated from the sql dump (see *Manual*).

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  print help and exit

- **-u** *user*

  username for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access

- **-w** *pwd*

  password for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access

## SEE ALSO

**RefDB** (7), **refdb-backup** (1), **refdba** (1), **refdbc** (1).

*RefDB manual (local copy)*  PREFIX/share/doc/refdb-\<version\>/refdb-manual/index.html

*RefDB manual (web)*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/manual/index.html**\>

*RefDB on the web*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/**\>

## AUTHOR

refdb-restore was written by David Nebauer \<david@nebauer.org\>

This manual page was written by David Nebauer \<david@nebauer.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).