Ubuntu Manpage: update-smart-drivedb - update smartmontools drive database

Provided by: smartmontools_7.4-2build1_amd64

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  7.3  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 database 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 7.3 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 7.3 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 7.3 FEATURE] Copy from local FILE. A valid
OpenPGP/GPG signature 'FILE.raw.asc' must also exist unless '--no-verify' is also
specified.

--install
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Copy from originally installed
drive database file. This is the same as:
'--no-verify --file /usr/share/smartmontools/drivedb.h'

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

--branch X.Y
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' option.

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

--force
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Allow downgrades. 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 7.3 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.

       /usr/share/smartmontools/drivedb.h
              originally installed 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>.

PACKAGE VERSION

       smartmontools-7.4 2023-08-01 r5530
       $Id: update-smart-drivedb.8.in 5521 2023-07-24 16:44:49Z chrfranke $