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NAME
       /etc/odbcinst.ini - An unixODBC drivers configuration

DESCRIPTION
       /etc/odbcinst.ini is a text configuration file for unixODBC drivers. It
       can be edited by hand, but the recommended way to update this file is
       to use the odbcinst(1) utility.

FILE FORMAT
       The general .ini file format is:

              [SectionName1]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

              [SectionName2]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

       Each ODBC driver has its own section and can be referred to by the name
       of its section. Configuration keys recognised in driver sections by
       unixODBC itself are:

       Description
              A text string briefly describing the driver.

       Driver A filesystem path to the actual driver library.

       Setup  A filesystem path to the driver setup library.

       FileUsage

              The section named [ODBC] configures global options. Keys
              recognised in the [ODBC] section include:

       Trace

              Enable ODBC driver trace output, which is written to the path
              specified by TraceFile.

              Note that some drivers have their own separate trace control
              options. Unlike the Trace option these are usually specified at
              the DSN level.

              Values recognised as enabled are any case variation of "1", "y",
              "yes" or "on".

       TraceFile

              Path or path-pattern to write the ODBC trace file to. Has no
              effect unless Trace is enabled. Default /tmp/sql.log.

              WARNING: setting TraceFile to a path writeable by multiple users
              may not work correctly as only the first user will be able to
              create and open the file.

   TEMPLATE FILES
       The recommended way to manage the drivers is using the odbcinst(1)
       utility. You can install the drivers by supplying it with template
       file, which has the same format as this file.

EXAMPLES
       An example of the actual PostgreSQL driver:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
              FileUsage   = 1

       Note that driver paths may vary, and some drivers require Driver64 and
       Setup64 entries too.

       By specifying the driver like that, you can then reference it in the
       odbc.ini(5) as follows:

              Driver = PostgreSQL

       The recommended way to add that driver is by creating a template file
       containing:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so

       and call the odbcinst(1):

              # odbcinst -i -d -f template.ini

SEE ALSO
       unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), odbc.ini(5)

       The unixODBC Administrator Manual (HTML)

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

COPYRIGHT
       unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For
       details about the license, see the COPYING file.

version 2.3.6                   Thu 27 Jun 2013                odbcinst.ini(5)