NAME

       editmap - query and edit single records in database maps for sendmail

SYNOPSIS

       editmap [-C file] [-N] [-f] [-q|-u|-x] maptype mapname key [ "value ..." ]

DESCRIPTION

       Editmap  queries  or  edits  one  record  in  database maps used by the keyed map lookups in sendmail(8).
       Arguments are passed on the command line and output (for queries) is directed to standard output.

       Depending on how it is compiled, editmap handles different database formats, selected using  the  maptype
       parameter.  They may be

       dbm    DBM format maps.  This requires the ndbm(3) library.

       btree  B-Tree format maps.  This requires the new Berkeley DB library.

       hash   Hash format maps.  This also requires the Berkeley DB library.

       cdb    CDB (Constant DataBase) format maps.  This requires the tinycdb library.

       If  the  TrustedUser option is set in the sendmail configuration file and editmap is invoked as root, the
       generated files will be owned by the specified TrustedUser.

   Flags
       -C     Use the specified sendmail configuration file for looking up the TrustedUser option.

       -N     Include the null byte that terminates strings in the map (for alias maps).

       -f     Normally all upper case letters in the key are folded to lower  case.   This  flag  disables  that
              behaviour.   This is intended to mesh with the -f flag in the K line in sendmail.cf.  The value is
              never case folded.

       -q     Query the map for the specified key.  If found, print value to standard output and  exit  with  0.
              If not found then print an error message to stdout and exit with EX_UNAVAILABLE.

       -u     Update  the  record for key with value or inserts a new record if one doesn't exist.  Exits with 0
              on success or EX_IOERR on failure.

       -x     Deletes the specific key from the map.  Exits with 0 on success or EX_IOERR on failure.

       SEE ALSO
              sendmail(8), makemap(8)

HISTORY

       The editmap command has no history.

                                          $Date: 2013-11-22 20:51:26 $                                EDITMAP(8)