MKHIST(8)

NAME
mkhist - convert between ASCII and DBM type history files.

SYNOPSIS
mkhist [-a] [-d] [filename]

DESCRIPTION
Mkhist can create a dbm type database file from the ascii history file, and vice versa. It is typically used once to initialize the history database. An alternative purpose is to recreate the dbm history file say once every week, to keep the size down. Expire(8) does delete entries for articles that have expired, but the dbm type files tend to grow a lot anyway.

FLAGS

-a  Creates the ascii history file from the dbm database.

-d  Creates the dbm database from the ascii history file.

The optional filename argument tells mkhist which history file(s) to use, the default is /usr/lib/news/history or /var/adm/news/history, dependant on your system.

AUTHOR
Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@drinkel.ow.org>

SEE ALSO
history(5)