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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 23 2009 $
.Dt MAKEMAP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm makemap
.Nd create database maps for smtpd
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm makemap
.Op Fl o Ar dbfile
.Op Fl t Ar type
.Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
creates the database maps used by keyed map lookups in
.Xr smtpd 8 .
It reads input from
.Ar file
and writes data to a file whose name is made by adding a
.Dq .db
suffix to
.Ar file .
.Pp
In all cases,
.Nm
reads lines consisting of words separated by whitespace.
The first word of a line is the database key;
the remainder represents the mapped value.
The database key and value may optionally be separated
by the colon character.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl o Ar dbfile
Write the generated database to
.Ar dbfile .
.It Fl t Ar type
Specify the format of the resulting map file.
The default map format is suitable for storing simple, unstructured,
key-to-value string associations.
However, if the mapped value has special meaning,
as in the case of the virtual domains file,
a suitable
.Ar type
must be provided.
The available output types are:
.Bl -tag -width "aliases"
.It Cm aliases
The mapped value is a comma-separated list of mail destinations.
This format can be used for building user aliases and
virtual domains files.
.El
.Pp
.El
.Ex -std makemap
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/mail/aliasesXXX" -compact
.It Pa /etc/mail/aliases
List of user mail aliases.
.It Pa /etc/mail/virtual
List of hosted virtual domains.
.It Pa /etc/mail/secrets
List of remote host credentials.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr aliases 5 ,
.Xr mailer.conf 5 ,
.Xr editmap 8 ,
.Xr newaliases 8 ,
.Xr smtpd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Ox 4.6
as a replacement for the equivalent command shipped with sendmail.