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

# refdb(8)

refdbd startup script

## NAME

refdb, refdb.sh - refdbd startup script

## SYNOPSIS

**refdb** *start* \| *stop* \| *restart* \| *force-reload*

## DESCRIPTION

refdb is a wrapper script for [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) to be used as a [rc(8)](/rc/8.md) or [init(8)](/init/8.md) control script. The script is called refdb.sh on BSD-style systems. See the documentation of your system how to integrate refdb into the start process to run [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) automatically as a daemon.

## OPTIONS

*start*

Starts the [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) daemon

*stop*

Stops the [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) daemon

*restart*

Restarts the [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) daemon

*force-reload*

Causes the [refdbd(1)](/refdbd/1.md) daemon to read its configuration file

## SEE ALSO

**RefDB** (7), **refdbd** (1) **refdbctl** (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 was written by Markus Hoenicka \<markus@mhoenicka.de\>.