specify_cli-database - A command line interface for Specify
specify_cli [global options] database name
The database configuration file (default: ~/.specify_dbs.rc.yaml) has a
hosts section which contains settings for Specify databases by grouped by
hostname.
Use the database command to add information for a specific database using this command.
Use the specify_cli global option --host to provide the host information and
pass the name of the database to configure as an argument.
The command will look up the host and database in the database configuration file and ask for necessary information to configure either. The command will not overwrite existing configurations. If you need to change information, edit the file.
Information required to configure a host is the port number.
Information required to configure a database is the MySQL/MariaDB user name
and password. The user will be the typically be the Specify master user (or
any user with equivalent permissions on the database) Leave the password blank
to be prompted when working with commands that read the file (specify_cli-stubs(1), specify_cli-viewset(1)). Apart from the
MySQL/MariaDB user, specify_cli the command will also ask for a specify user
name. Every command (except the configuration commands
specify_cli-database(1) and specify_cli-repository(1)) will start a
session in Specify where the Specify user will be logged in to the collection.
Any records created or modified during this session will be marked as created by
or modified by the specify user.
None.
Configure a database Specify on the host specify.example.org:
$ specify_cli --host=specify.example.org database Specify
Configure a database SpecifyTest on localhost:
$ specify_cli database SpecifyTest
Part of the specify_cli(1) suite