---
name: "xt_geoip_dl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xtables-addons-common"
version: "3.27-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xt_geoip_dl"
---

# xt\_geoip\_dl(1)

download GeoIP database files

## Name

xt\_geoip\_dl — download GeoIP database files

## Syntax

*/usr/libexec/xt\_geoip/***xt\_geoip\_dl**

## Description

Downloads the DB-IP Country Lite databases for IPv4 and IPv6 and unpacks them to the current directory. The alternate **xt\_geoip\_dl\_maxmind** script can be used for MaxMind formatted CSV databases.

Since the script is usually installed to the libexec directory of the xtables-addons package and this is outside $PATH (on purpose), invoking the script requires it to be called with a path.

## Options

None.

## See also

[xt\_geoip\_build(1)](/xt_geoip_build/1.md)