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6 /etc/odbcinst.ini - An unixODBC drivers configuration
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10 /etc/odbcinst.ini is a text configuration file for unixODBC drivers. It
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18 [SectionName1]
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36 Driver A filesystem path to the actual driver library.
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39 Setup A filesystem path to the driver setup library.
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48 The recommended way to manage the drivers is using the odbcinst(1)
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57 Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
58 Driver = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
59 Setup = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
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71 Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
72 Driver = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
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85 The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and
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91 unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For
92 details about the license, see the COPYING file.
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