dbloader.1

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.TH DBLOADER 1 "dbloader 1.4"
.SH NAME
dbloader, dbunloader \- generates "load/unload" statements
.SH SYNOPSIS
dbloader \-d dbname [\-t tabname] [\-e] [filename]
.br
dbunloader \-d dbname [\-t tabname] [\-s [\-l]] [\-e] [filename]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Dbloader
will generate SQL "load" statements for Informix database tables.
.I Dbunloader
will generate SQL "unload" statements for Informix database tables.
If the optional filename is not specified, stdout is used.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d
database name
.TP
.B \-t
table name
.TP
.B \-s
generates additional SQL statements for shared table locking
(dbunloader only)
.TP
.B \-l
generates even more SQL statements for databases with transactions
(available only with the -s option)
.TP
.B \-e
explode the SQL statements to show all columns
.TP
filename is the name of the file that the SQL statements go in
.SH NOTES
.I Dbloader
requires that an Informix database engine be installed on the machine
running it.
.PP
If a table name is not specified, the entire database is used.
.PP
Wild-card characters may be used in the table name if desired.
.SH SUPPORT
Send bug reports to Dave Snyder <dave@snide.com>