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iprop-log

IPROP-LOG(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					      IPROP-LOG(8)

NAME

     iprop-log -- maintain the iprop log file

SYNOPSIS

     iprop-log [--version] [-h | --help] command

     iprop-log truncate [-c file | --config-file=file] [-r string | --realm=string] [-h | --help]

     iprop-log dump [-c file | --config-file=file] [-r string | --realm=string] [-h | --help]

     iprop-log replay [--start-version=version-number] [--end-version=version-number] [-c file | --config-file=file] [-r string | --realm=string]
	       [-h | --help]

DESCRIPTION

     Supported options:

     --version

     -h, --help

     command can be one of the following:

     truncate

	       -c file, --config-file=file
		       configuration file

	       -r string, --realm=string
		       realm

	       Truncates the log. Sets the new logs version number for the to the last entry of the old log.  If the log is truncted by emptying
	       the file, the log will start over at the first version (0).

     dump

	       -c file, --config-file=file
		       configuration file

	       -r string, --realm=string
		       realm

	       Print out all entries in the log to standard output.

     replay

	       --start-version=version-number
		       start replay with this version

	       --end-version=version-number
		       end replay with this version

	       -c file, --config-file=file
		       configuration file

	       -r string, --realm=string
		       realm

	       Replay the changes from specified entries (or all if none is specified) in the transaction log to the database.

     last-version

	       -c file, --config-file=file
		       configuration file

	       -r string, --realm=string
		       realm

	       prints the version of the last log entry.

SEE ALSO

     iprop(8)

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								 February 18, 2007							       BSD

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