# koha-rebuild-zebra

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koha-rebuild-zebra 8
koha-rebuild-zebra Rebuild the Zebra database for Koha instances. UNIX/Linux
`koha-rebuild-zebra` `-u`|`--usmarc` `--force` `-f`|`--full` `-a`|`--authorities` `-b`|`--biblios` `-q`|`--quiet` `-v`|`--verbose` `...` instancename

### Options

`-u, --usmarc`

  Runs the process as USMARC rather than the default of MARCXML.

`--force`

  Force incremental indexing when `USE_INDEXER_DAEMON=yes`.

`-f, --full`

  Does a reindex of the whole collection. Will run even if `USE_INDEXER_DAEMON=yes`.

`-a, --authorities`

  Only run the indexing process for authority records.

`-b, --biblios`

  Only run the indexing process for biblio records.

`-q, --quiet`

  Sometimes be a bit quieter for scripts/cronjobs.

`-v, --verbose`

  Be verbose. Useful for debugging indexing problems.

`-...`

  Anything else is passed directly to rebuild_zebra.

### Description

Rebuild the Zebra database for Koha instances. It will run incremental updates by default. It will be skipped if `USE_INDEXER_DAEMON=yes` in /etc/default/koha-common, unless `--force` or `--full` are used.

### See also

- `koha-zebra(8)`