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makemap - create database maps for sendmail
SYNOPSIS
makemap [-N] [-d] [-f] [-o] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-C file]
[-c cachesize] [-D commentchar] [-e] [-l] [-t delim]
- [-u] mantype mapname
+ [-u] maptype mapname
DESCRIPTION
makemap creates the database maps used by the keyed map lookups in
sendmail(1M). makemap reads from the standard input and outputs to the
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specified mapname.
In all cases, makemap reads lines from the standard input consisting of
two words separated by whitespace. The first is the database key, the
- second is the value. The value may contain %n strings to indicated
+ second is the value. The value may contain %n strings to indicate
parameter substitution. Literal percents should be doubled (%%). Blank
lines and lines beginning with # are ignored.
- makemap handles three different database formats. Database format is
- selected using the maptype parameter. See OPERANDS.
+ Depending on how it is compiled, makemap handles up to three different
+ database formats, selected using the maptype parameter. See OPERANDS.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-c cachesize
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-d
Allow duplicate keys in the map. This is only allowed
on B-Tree format maps. If two identical keys are
- read, both be inserted into the map.
+ read, both are inserted into the map.
-D commentchar
Use the specified character to indicate a comment
(which is ignored) instead of the default of '#'.
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-N
Include the null byte that terminates strings in the
map. This must match the -N flag in the K line in
- sendmail.cf
+ sendmail.cf.
-o
Append to an old file. This allows you to augment an
existing file.
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the specified delimiter is used when the content is
dumped instead of whitespace.
-v
- Verbosely print what it is doing.
+ Verbosely print keys and values being added.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
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SEE ALSO
editmap(1M), sendmail(1M), attributes(5)
- April 22, 2008 MAKEMAP(1M)
+ January 21, 2019 MAKEMAP(1M)