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UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)                SMART Monitoring Tools                UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)

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  down‐
       loaded  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 AT 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>.


SEE ALSO
       smartctl(8), smartd(8).


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

smartmontools-7.4                            2023-08-01                      UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)