osinfo-db-import (1) Linux Manual Page
osinfo-db-import – Import an osinfo database archive
Synopsis
osinfo-db-import [OPTIONS…] ARCHIVE-FILEDescription
The osinfo-db-import tool will take an osinfo database archive and extract its contents into one of the standard database locations on the current host:- system
- This is the primary system-wide database location, intended for use by operating system vendors distributing database files in the native package format.
- local
- This is the secondary system-wide database location, intended for use by system administrators wishing to provide an updated database for all users.
- user
- This is the user private database location, intended for use by unprivileged local users wishing to provide applications they use with an updated database.
If run by a privileged account (ie root), the local database location will be used by default, otherwise the user location will be used.
Options
- –user
- Override the default behaviour to force installation into the user database location.
- –local
- Override the default behaviour to force installation into the local database location.
- –system
- Override the default behaviour to force installation into the system database location.
- –dir=PATH
- Override the default behaviour to force installation into the custom directory PATH.
- –root=PATH
- Prefix the installation location with the root directory given by "PATH". This is useful when wishing to install into a chroot environment or equivalent.
- -v, –verbose
- Display verbose progress information when installing files