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NAME

6       /etc/odbc.ini, $HOME/.odbc.ini - unixODBC data sources configuration
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DESCRIPTION

10       /etc/odbc.ini  is text configuration file for the system wide ODBC data
11       sources (i. e. database  connections).   $HOME/.odbc.ini  contains  the
12       configuration  for  user-specific data sources. Both paths may be over‐
13       ridden by unixODBC build options, see odbcinst -j  for  the  definitive
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18   Templates
19       Where  possible,  install  ODBC  DSNs using the odbcinst utility from a
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23   FILE FORMAT
24       odbc.ini follows the pesudo-standard ini file syntax convention of  one
25       or  more  [section headings], each followed by zero or more key = value
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29       [ODBC Data Sources] section
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31           The required section [ODBC Data Sources]  lists  each  data  source
32           name  (DSN) as a key. The associated values serve as comments. Each
33           entry must be matched by an ini file [section] describing the  data
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39           Each  data source is identified by a [section header], which is the
40           DSN name used by applications. Each DSN definition section may con‐
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45                   Name  of the ODBC driver to use for this DSN. The name must
46                   exactly match the [section name] of the  driver  definition
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57                   Database  name  or  identifier. Meaning is driver-specific.
58                   May specify a file path, unix socket path, identifier rela‐
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65                   specifies a DNS name, IP network  address,  or  driver-spe‐
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68       For  a  full list of supported parameters see the HTML-format "Adminis‐
69       trator Manual"  shipped  with  unixODBC,  the  documentation  for  your
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EXAMPLES

74       An  example  odbc.init  is  shown in the "Administrator Manual" shipped
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SEE ALSO

79       unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), isql(1), iusql(1), odbcinst.ini(5)
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81       The unixODBC Administrator Manual (HTML)
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AUTHORS

85       The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and
86       Nick  Gorham  <nick@lurcher.org>. For the full list of contributors see
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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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