NAME

       /etc/odbcinst.ini - An unixODBC drivers configuration

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/odbcinst.ini  is  a  text configuration file for unixODBC drivers. It can be edited by hand, but the
       recommended way to update this file is to use the odbcinst(1) utility.

FILE FORMAT

       The general .ini file format is:

              [SectionName1]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

              [SectionName2]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

       Each ODBC driver has its own section and can be referred to  by  the  name  of  its  section.  Recognized
       configuration keys are:

       Description
              A text string briefly describing the driver.

       Driver A filesystem path to the actual driver library.

       Setup  A filesystem path to the driver setup library.

       FileUsage
              odbcinst(1) entry, if you edit the configuration file by hand, you have to supply it yourself.

   TEMPLATE FILES
       The  recommended  way to manage the drivers is using the odbcinst(1) utility. You can install the drivers
       by supplying it with template file, which has the same format as this file.

EXAMPLES

       An example of the actual PostgreSQL driver:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
              FileUsage   = 1

       By specifying the driver like that, you can then reference it in the odbc.ini(5) as follows:

              Driver = PostgreSQL

       The recommended way to add that driver is by creating a template file containing:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so

       and call the odbcinst(1):

              # odbcinst -i -d -f template.ini

SEE ALSO

       odbcinst(1), odbc.ini(5)

AUTHORS

       The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and Nick  Gorham  <nick@lurcher.org>.
       For the full list of contributors see the AUTHORS file.

COPYRIGHT

       unixODBC  is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For details about the license, see the
       COPYING file.

version 2.3.2                                    Thu 27 Jun 2013                                 odbcinst.ini(5)