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<div align="right"><h5>Last update 08-Mar-2004</h5></div>
<div align="right"><h5>Last update 26-Aug-2005</h5></div>
<div align="center"><H1>mbfile - File database maintenance program.</H1></div>
<H3>Synopsys.</H3>
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If you have virus scanners defined, the file will be checked for virusses.
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<code><strong>mbfile</strong> check</code>
<code><strong>mbfile</strong> check [area]</code>
Check the database integrity. All files in the filedatabase must exist on
disk and all files on disk must exist in the filedatabase. There are some
exceptions, files.bbs, files.bak, 00index, index*.html, header, readme and
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value of the file. If there is something wrong, the error is corrected or the
file is removed. If the area is a CD-rom area, the check that files on disk
must exist in the filedatabase is skipped.
If no area number is given, all areas are checked.
<P>
<code><strong>mbfile</strong> delete &lt;area&gt; "&lt;filemask&gt;"</code>
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processor. In each directory with the downloadable files is also a
<strong>files.bbs</strong> file written in msdos cr/lf format. This includes a
download counter.
Also, if defined, in each available download area for ftp/http, index files are
Also, if defined, in each available download area for ftp/http, <b>00index</b>
and <b>index.html</b> files are
created, starting at the ftp pub directory. If the area contains gif or jpg
images, thumbnails are created using the <b>convert</b> program if you have that
installed. The thumbnails have the same filenames as the original images, only
they start with a dot. The convert command is defined with <b>mbsetup</b> menu
1.19.8, if you don't have it or don't want thumbnails, make that entry empty.
The index command only rebuilds area index files (files.bbs, index.html and
00index) when there was a change in the area.
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<code><strong>mbfile</strong> kill</code>
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run to rebuild all indexes.
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<code><strong>mbfile</strong> toberep</code>
Shows which files are to be reported. This lists only the files that are
received during .tic processing, new uploaded files are not displayed. This list
is automatic removed after newfiles are announced.
See also <A HREF="mbtoberep.html">mbtoberep</A>.
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<code><strong>mbfile</strong> undelete &lt;area&gt; "&lt;filemask&gt;"</code>
Mark a file that is marked for deletion to be available again, ie. undo the deletion
mark. You can use wildcards, and if you do