NAME
pdbv − generate a (X)HTML view of the dpkg or rpm database
SYNOPSIS
pdbv [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the pdbv command. The program generates a navigable view of the dpkg or rpm database of the system it is invoked on. The resulting (X)HTML output can be viewed with a browser.
It starts to look for a file named /etc/pdbv/pdbvrc then for files named $HOME/.pdbvrc and $HOME/.pdbvrc2. Finally it uses command line arguments.
OPTIONS
The programs
follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options
starting with two dashes (’-’). A summary of
options is included below.
−d, −−dir=/path
Output directory. A directory called pdbv will be created in there.
−−xhtml
Generate XHTML output (default).
−−listing=type
Type of listing : basic, group (by section/group), date, all. (this option applies to xhtml/html output) (missing in pdbv 2.0.x)
−−light
Run faster but generate a less polished output. For instance, links will not be created from urls and emails. You should not use this option unless pdbv take more than a minute to run.
−f, −−force
Update all entries, even if they seem up-to-date.
−−debug
Print out debug messages, use warnings.
−−cron=delay
Run only if the cron delay specified on the command line is equal to the cron delay specified in the configuration file. This option is used in /etc/cron.d/pdbv
−h, −−help
Show summary of options.
−−version
Show version of program.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Mathieu Roy
<yeupou [AT] gnu.org>, Paulo Miguel Peralta Ferreira
<pmpf [AT] ist.pt>, Federico Montesino Pouzols
<fedemp [AT] suidzer0.org>, Arkadiusz Lipiec
<A.Lipiec [AT] elka.pl>, Florian M. Weps
<fmw [AT] debian.org>.
This manual page was written by Florian M. Weps, for the
Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).