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MKHISTORY(8CN) MKHISTORY(8CN)
NNAAMMEE
mkhistory - rebuild news history file
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
uuuunneewwss::bbiinn//mmaaiinntt//mmkkhhiissttoorryy [ --ss sizemultiplier ]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
_M_k_h_i_s_t_o_r_y rebuilds the _h_i_s_t_o_r_y file and its auxiliaries to
match the articles in _u_u_n_e_w_s_:. Normally _m_k_h_i_s_t_o_r_y uses a
reasonable default size for the _d_b_z(3Z) index database; if
the --ss option is given, the expected number of entries in
the history database is taken to be the number of articles
found in _u_u_n_e_w_s_: times _s_i_z_e_m_u_l_t_i_p_l_i_e_r.
_M_k_h_i_s_t_o_r_y is fairly slow and locks the whole news system
for the duration of the run, so it should not be run casu-
ally.
FFIILLEESS
uunews:/history history file
uunews:/history.pag _d_b_m database for history file
uunews:/history.dir _d_b_m database for history file
uunews:/history.n* new history file and _d_b_m files abuilding
uunews:bin/maint/* various auxiliaries
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
dbm(3Z), expire(8CN)
HHIISSTTOORRYY
Written at U of Toronto by Henry Spencer.
BBUUGGSS
_M_k_h_i_s_t_o_r_y is inherently incapable of reconstructing his-
tory-file lines corresponding to expired articles. Pro-
tection against old articles reappearing is thus somewhat
limited for a while after the history file is rebuilt.
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