Map file to CDB-input converter

MAP2CDB(1)                   MAP2CDB                   MAP2CDB(1)


NAME
       map2cdb - convert plain text file(s) to cdbmake-compatible
       format

SYNOPSIS
       map2cdb [ file* ]

DESCRIPTION
       map2cdb reads one or more files and  converts  their  con-
       tents  to  a  format expected by the cdbmake(1)-command to
       create databases.  map2cdb's input consists of  key/value-
       pairs which are to be prepared for further processing with
       cdbmake.  If no files are  specified,  map2cdb  reads  its
       input from stdin.

INPUT FORMAT
       map2cdb reads the input, line by line, and expects each of
       them to have the format

       key value

       where key is any token of characters without  white-spaces
       and value is any token of characters terminated by the end
       of the line.  key and value are separated by one  or  more
       white-space characters.

       map2cdb  converts  each input line into the following for-
       mat:

       +keylen,valuelen:key->value

       map2cdb skips empty lines and lines  which  start  with  a
       pound  sign  (#).   map2cdb  does  not check its input for
       duplicate keys. If you want to make sure that  no  key  is
       stored more than once, you should pipe the input through

       sort -u

SEE ALSO
       cdbmake(1), sort(1).