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makemap(8)
NAME
  makemap - Create database maps for sendmail

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/makemap [-N] [-d] [-f] [-o] [-r] [-v] maptype mapname

OPTIONS
  -N  Include the null byte that terminates strings in the map.	 This must
      match the -N option in the sendmail.cf K line.

  -d  Allow duplicate keys in the map.	This is only allowed on B-Tree format
      maps.  If two identical keys are read, they will both be inserted into
      the map.

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

  -o  Append to an old file.  This allows you to augment an existing file.

  -r  Allow replacement of existing keys.  Normally makemap complains if you
      repeat a key, and does not do the insert.

  -v  Verbosely print what it is doing.

DESCRIPTION
  The makemap command creates the database maps used by the keyed map lookups
  in sendmail(8).  It reads input from the standard input and outputs them to
  the indicated mapname.

  Depending on how it is compiled, makemap handles up to three different
  database formats, selected using the maptype operand.	 They may be:

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

  btree	  B-Tree format maps.  This requires the new Berkeley dbm(3) library.

  hash	  Hash format maps.  This also requires the dbm(3) library.

  In all cases, makemap reads lines from the standard input consisting of two
  words separated by white space.  The first is the database key, the second
  is the value.	 The value may contain %n strings to indicated parameter
  substitution.	 Literal percents should be doubled (%%). Blank lines and
  lines beginning with the pound sign (#) are ignored.





RESTRICTIONS
  As provided by Compaq, only dbm maps are supported.



SEE ALSO
  Commands: sendmail(8)

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