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pdbv_2.0.11-0.2_all 
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
dpkg(8), rpm(8).
AUTHORS
Mathieu Roy <yeupou@gnu.org>, Paulo Miguel Peralta Ferreira
<pmpf@ist.utl.pt>, Federico Montesino Pouzols <fedemp@suidzer0.org>,
Arkadiusz Lipiec <A.Lipiec@elka.pw.edu.pl>, Florian M. Weps
<fmw@debian.org>.
This manual page was written by Florian M. Weps, for the Debian
GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
November 06, 2004 PDBV(8)