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NAME
       update-smart-drivedb - update smartmontools drive database

SYNOPSIS
       update-smart-drivedb [OPTIONS] [DESTFILE]

DESCRIPTION
       [This man page is generated for the Linux version of smartmontools.  It
       does not contain info specific to other platforms.]

       update-smart-drivedb  updates  /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h
       or  DESTFILE  from  branches/RELEASE_7_3_DRIVEDB  of  smartmontools SVN
       repository.

       The tools used for downloading are either curl(1), wget(1), lynx(1), or
       svn(1).

       The  downloaded file is verified with OpenPGP/GPG key ID 721042C5.  The
       public key block is included in the script.

       The old file is kept if the downloaded file is identical (ignoring  the
       differences in Id string) otherwise it is moved to drivedb.h.old.

       [NEW  EXPERIMENTAL  UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB  FEATURE] The old file is also
       kept if the downloaded file  reports  an  older  version  on  the  same
       branch.   This  could  be overridden with the '--force' option.  If the
       branch version differs, the file is always updated.

OPTIONS
       -s SMARTCTL, --smartctl SMARTCTL
              Use the smartctl(8) executable at path SMARTCTL for drive  data-
              base  syntax  check.  The form '-s -' disables the syntax check.
              The default is /usr/sbin/smartctl.

       -t [DIR/]TOOL, --tool [DIR/]TOOL
              Use TOOL for download.  TOOL is one of: curl wget lynx svn.  The
              default is the first one found in PATH.
              [NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB FEATURE] A DIR could also
              be specified.  The plain TOOL name must then begin with  any  of
              the above names.

       -u LOCATION, --url-of LOCATION
              Use URL of LOCATION for download.  LOCATION is one of:
              github (GitHub mirror of SVN repository),
              sf (Sourceforge code browser),
              svn (SVN repository),
              svni (SVN repository via HTTP instead of HTTPS),
              trac (Trac code browser).
              The default is svn.

       --url URL
              [NEW  EXPERIMENTAL  UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB  FEATURE] Download from
              URL.  A valid OpenPGP/GPG signature  with  '.raw.asc'  extension
              must also exist unless '--no-verify' is also specified.

       --file FILE
              [NEW  EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB FEATURE] Copy from local
              FILE.  A valid OpenPGP/GPG signature  'FILE.raw.asc'  must  also
              exist unless '--no-verify' is also specified.

       --trunk
              Download  from  SVN  trunk.  This requires '--no-verify' because
              the trunk versions are not signed.

       --branch X.Y
              [NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB  FEATURE]  Download  from
              branches/RELEASE_X_Y_DRIVEDB.  This also selects the OpenPGP/GPG
              key for older branches (5.40 to 6.6: Key ID DFD22559).

       --cacert FILE
              Use CA certificates from FILE to verify the peer.

       --capath DIR
              Use CA certificate files from DIR to verify the peer.

       --insecure
              Don't abort download if certificate  verification  fails.   This
              option  is also required if a HTTP URL is selected with '-u' op-
              tion.

       --no-verify
              Don't verify signature with GnuPG.

       --force
              [NEW  EXPERIMENTAL  UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB  FEATURE]  Allow  down-
              grades.   By default, the database is not replaced with an older
              version of the same branch.

       --export-key
              Print the OpenPGP/GPG public key block.

       --dryrun
              Print download commands only.

       -q, --quiet
              [NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB  FEATURE]  Suppress  info
              messages.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose output.

       -h, --help
              Print help text.

EXAMPLES
       Regular update:
       # update-smart-drivedb
       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h 7.2/5225 updated to 7.2/5237

       Revert to previous version:
       # update-smart-drivedb --force \
         --file /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.old
       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h 7.2/5237 downgraded to 7.2/5225

       Download the database from SVN trunk to current directory:
       $ update-smart-drivedb --trunk --no-verify -s - -u trac drivedb-trunk.h
       drivedb-trunk.h 7.3/5254 newly installed (NOT VERIFIED)

EXIT STATUS
       The  exit  status is 0 if the database has been successfully updated or
       is already up to date.  If an error occurs the exit status is 1.

FILES
       /usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb
              full path of this script.

       /usr/sbin/smartctl
              used to check syntax of new drive database.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h
              current drive database.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.raw
              current drive database with unexpanded SVN Id string.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.raw.asc
              signature file.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.*old*
              previous files.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.*error*
              new files if rejected due to errors.

       /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.lastcheck
              empty file created if downloaded file was identical.

AUTHORS
       Christian Franke.
       This  manual  page  was  originally  written  by  Hannes  von  Haugwitz
       <hannes@vonhaugwitz.com>.

REPORTING BUGS
       To submit a bug report, create a ticket in smartmontools wiki:
       <https://www.smartmontools.org/>.
       Alternatively send the info to the smartmontools support mailing list:
       <https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-support>.

SEE ALSO
       smartctl(8), smartd(8).

PACKAGE VERSION
       smartmontools-7.3 2022-02-28 r5338
       $Id: update-smart-drivedb.8.in 5318 2022-02-18 17:23:14Z chrfranke $

smartmontools-7.3                 2022-02-28           UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)

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