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NAME
odbcinst - A unixODBC utility for managing configuration files
SYNOPSIS
odbcinst ACTION OBJECT OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
odbcinst is a command-line utility allowing users who develop install
scripts or packages for ODBC drivers to easily create or remove entries
in odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini.
The utility is part of the odbcinst component of unixODBC and complements
the shared library of the same name (libodbcinst).
OPTIONS
ACTIONS
-i Install a new OBJECT (by adding a section to a configuration
file).
-u Uninstall an existing OBJECT (by removing a section from a
configuration file).
-q Query ODBC configuration files and print available options for the
specified OBJECT.
-j Print the current configuration of unixODBC, including paths to
configuration files.
-c Call SQLCreateDataSource.
-m Call SQLManageDataSources.
--version
Display the program version.
OBJECTS
-d The specified ACTION affects a driver (and thus the odbcinst.ini
configuration file).
-s The specified ACTION affects a data source (and thus the user or
system odbc.ini configuration file).
OPTIONS
-f FILE
FILE is a template describing the configuration of the installed
OBJECT (only valid with the -i ACTION).
-r Act in the same way as for the -f OPTION, but take standard input
as the template file.
-n NAME
Specifies the NAME of the OBJECT.
-v Disable all information, warning and error messages.
-l The specified data source is system-wide. This option is only
valid when used with the -s OBJECT.
-h The specified data source is user-specific. This option is only
valid when used with the -s OBJECT.
RETURN VALUES
odbcinst returns zero on success and a non-zero value on failure.
FILES
/etc/odbcinst.ini
Configuration file containing all database driver definitions. See
odbcinst.ini(5) for more information.
/etc/odbc.ini
Configuration file containing system-wide Data Source Name (DSN)
definitions. See odbc.ini(5) for more information.
$HOME/.odbc.ini
Configuration file containing user-specific Data Source Name (DSN)
definitions. See odbc.ini(5) for more information.
SEE ALSO
odbcinst.ini(5), odbc.ini(5)
AUTHORS
The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and
Nick Gorham <nick@lurcher.org>.
For a full list of contributors, refer to the AUTHORS file.
COPYRIGHT
unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For
details about the license, see the COPYING file.
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