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GEOIPUPDATE(1)         DragonFly General Commands Manual        GEOIPUPDATE(1)


NAME

       geoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy Update Program


SYNOPSIS

       geoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f license_file] [-d target_directory]


DESCRIPTION

       geoipupdate automatically updates GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases for
       MaxMind customers. The program connects to the MaxMind GeoIP Update
       server to check for new databases. If a new database is available, the
       program will download and install it.

       If you are using a firewall, you must have the DNS and HTTP(S) ports
       open.


OPTIONS

       -V     Display version information.

       -v     Enable verbose mode. Prints out the steps that geoipupdate
              takes.

       -d     Install databases to a custom directory. By default geoipupdate
              installs to /usr/local/share/GeoIP.

       -f     Use an alternate configuration file. Defaults to
              /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf.


USAGE

       Typically you should run geoipupdate weekly. One way to achieve this is
       to use cron. Below is a sample crontab file that runs geoipupdate on
       each Wednesday at noon:

              # top of crontab

              MAILTO=your@email.com

              0 12 * * 3 BIN_DIR/geoipupdate

              # end of crontab

       To use with a proxy server, update your GeoIP.conf file as specified in
       the GeoIP.conf man page or set the http_proxy environment variable.


RETURN CODES

       geoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.


FILES

       /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
              Configuration file for GeoIP Update. See the GeoIP.conf(5) man
              page for more information.


AUTHOR

       Written by T.J. Mather and Boris Zentner.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>.


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2013 MaxMind, Inc.

       This is free software; see the LICENSE file for copying conditions.
       There is NO WARRANTY, express or implied, including, but not limited
       to, NO IMPLIED WARRANTY of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.


MORE INFORMATION

       Visit <https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolocation_landing> to learn more
       about the GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases or to sign up for a
       subscription.


SEE ALSO

       GeoIP.conf(5), crontab(5)

4th Berkeley Distribution         25 Sep 2013                   GEOIPUPDATE(1)

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