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NAME
       unixODBC - An ODBC implementation for Unix


DESCRIPTION
       ODBC is an open specification providing application developers with a
       predictable API with which to access data sources. Data sources include
       SQL servers and any data source with an ODBC driver.

       The unixODBC project goals are to develop and promote unixODBC as the
       definitive standard for ODBC on non-Windows platforms.

       The HTML-formatted "Administrator Manual" shipped with unixODBC
       provides additional details on configuration and usage to supplement
       these man pages.


ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       ODBCSYSINI
              Sets the full path to the directory containing the unixODBC
              configuration files. By default, this is '/etc'.


       ODBCINSTINI
              Sets the name of the unixODBC driver configuration file. The
              file name is relative to ODBCSYSINI and is set by default to
              'odbcinst.ini'.


       ODBCINI
              Sets the full path to the system-wide unixODBC configuration
              file containing Data Source Names (DSNs). By default, this is
              set to '/etc/odbc.ini'.


       ODBCINSTUI
              Sets the library name for the UI. The final name that is
              searched for is evaluated as "lib$ODBCINSTUI". By default, this
              variable is set to 'odbcinstQ4', so the resulting library name
              is 'libodbcinstQ4'.


       ODBCSEARCH
              Sets the configuration mode and determines where to look for
              configuration files. This variable must be set to one of
              ODBC_SYSTEM_DSN, ODBC_USER_DSN or ODBC_BOTH_DSN, which is the
              default value.


SEE ALSO
       isql(1), odbc_config(1), odbcinst(1), odbc.ini(5), odbcinst.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 a full list of contributors, refer to the AUTHORS file.


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

version 2.3.12                  Thu 07 Jan 2021                    unixODBC(7)