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+.\"
+.\" GNU Mailman Manual
+.\"
+.\" check_db 
+.\"
+.\" Documenter:   Terri Oda
+.\"               terri (at) zone12.com
+.\" Created:      September 14, 2004
+.\" Last Updated: September 14, 2004
+.\"
+.TH check_db 1 "September 14, 2004" "Mailman 2.1" "GNU Mailman Manual"
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH NAME
+check_db \- Check a Mailman mailing list's config database file for integrity.
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B check_db 
+[-a]
+[-v]
+[-h]
+[\fIlistname\fP [\fIlistname\fP ...]]
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B check_db 
+checks a list's config database file for integrity.
+.PP
+All of the following files are checked:
+.RS  
+    config.pck
+    config.pck.last
+    config.db
+    config.db.last
+    config.safety
+.RE
+.PP
+It's okay if any of these are missing.  config.pck and config.pck.last are
+pickled versions of the config database file for 2.1a3 and beyond.  config.db
+and config.db.last are used in all earlier versions, and these are Python
+marshals.  config.safety is a pickle written by 2.1a3 and beyond when the
+primary config.pck file could not be read.
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH OPTIONS
+.IP "--all, -a"
+Check the databases for all lists.  Otherwise only the lists named on
+the command line are checked.
+.IP "--verbose, -v"
+Verbose output.  The state of every tested file is printed.
+Otherwise only corrupt files are displayed.
+.IP "--help, -h"
+Print help text and exit.
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR check_perms (1),
+.BR transcheck (1)
+.PP
+The Mailman website: http://www.list.org
+.\"=====================================================================
+.SH AUTHOR
+This man page was created by Terri Oda <terri (at) zone12.com>.
+Use <mailman-developers@python.org> to contact the developers.