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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 4 2008 $
.Dt MAKEMAP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm makemap
.Nd create database maps for smtpd
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm makemap
.Ar mapdesc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
creates the database maps used by the keyed map lookups in
.Xr smtpd 8 .
It reads input from the
.Ar mapdesc
file and outputs them to
.Ar mapdesc.db .
.Pp
In all cases,
.Nm
reads lines from the standard input consisting of two
words separated by whitespace.
The first is the database key,
the second is the value.
.Pp
Note:
use
.Xr newaliases 8
to create the aliases database, not
.Nm ,
as the input formats differ for historical reasons.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr editmap 8 ,
.Xr newaliases 8 ,
.Xr smtpd 8
.Sh HISTORY
This
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Ox 4.5
as a replacement for the
.Nm
command that was shipped with sendmail.