NAME
location-downloader - Download a location database
SYNOPSIS
location-downloader update
DESCRIPTION
The location-downloader command updates the local version of the location database.
OPTIONS
- --database FILE
- -d FILE
-
The path of the database which is being updated.
If this option is omitted, the system’s database will be opened. - --quiet
-
Enable quiet mode
- --debug
-
Enable debugging mode
COMMANDS
- update
-
This command will try to update the local database.
It will terminate with a return code of zero if the database has been successfully updated. 1 on error, 2 on invalid call and 3 if the database was already the latest version. - verify
-
Verifies the downloaded database.
- --help
-
Shows a short help text on using this program.
- --version
-
Shows the program’s version and exists.
EXIT CODES
The location-downloader command will normally exit with code zero. If there has been a problem and the requested action could not be performed, the exit code is unequal to zero.
HOW IT WORKS
The downloader checks a DNS record for the latest version of the database. It will then try to download a file with that version from a mirror server. If the downloaded file is outdated, the next mirror will be tried until we have found a file that is recent enough.
BUGS
Please report all bugs to the bugtracker at https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/.
AUTHORS
Michael Tremer