DB_VERIFY(1) BerkeleyDB Utilities DB_VERIFY(1)
NAME
db_verify - Verify the database structure
SYNOPSIS
db_verify [-NoqV] [-h home] [-P password] file ...
DESCRIPTION
The db_verify utility verifies the structure of one or more files and
the databases they contain.
OPTIONS
-h home
Specify a home directory for the database environment; by
default, the current working directory is used.
-o Skip the database checks for btree and duplicate sort order and
for hashing.
If the file being verified contains databases with non-default
comparison or hashing configurations, calling the db_verify
utility without the -o flag will usually return failure. The -o
flag causes db_verify to ignore database sort or hash ordering
and allows db_verify to be used on these files. To fully verify
these files, verify them explicitly using the DB->verify method,
after configuring the correct comparison or hashing functions.
-N Do not acquire shared region mutexes while running. Other prob-
lems, such as potentially fatal errors in Berkeley DB, will be
ignored as well. This option is intended only for debugging
errors, and should not be used under any other circumstances.
-P password
Specify an environment password. Although Berkeley DB utilities
overwrite password strings as soon as possible, be aware there
may be a window of vulnerability on systems where unprivileged
users can see command-line arguments or where utilities are not
able to overwrite the memory containing the command-line argu-
ments.
-q Suppress the printing of any error descriptions, simply exit
success or failure.
-V Write the library version number to the standard output, and
exit.
The db_verify utility does not perform any locking, even in Berkeley DB
environments that are configured with a locking subsystem. As such, it
should only be used on files that are not being modified by another
thread of control.
The db_verify utility may be used with a Berkeley DB environment (as
described for the -h option, the environment variable DB_HOME, or
because the utility was run in a directory containing a Berkeley DB
environment). In order to avoid environment corruption when using a
Berkeley DB environment, db_verify should always be given the chance to
detach from the environment and exit gracefully. To cause db_verify to
release all environment resources and exit cleanly, send it an inter-
rupt signal (SIGINT).
EXIT STATUS
The db_verify utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
ENVIRONMENT
DB_HOME
If the -h option is not specified and the environment variable
DB_HOME is set, it is used as the path of the database home, as
described in DB_ENV->open.
SEE ALSO
db_archive(1) db_checkpoint(1) db_deadlock(1) db_dump(1) db_hot-
backup(1) db_log_verify(1) db_load(1) db_printlog(1) db_recover(1)
db_replicate(1) db_stat(1) db_tuner(1) db_upgrade(1)
BerkeleyDB 5.3.28 06 December 2016 DB_VERIFY(1)