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diff --git a/doc/gdbm.texinfo b/doc/gdbm.texinfo index efd8cb5..ff93a1a 100644 --- a/doc/gdbm.texinfo +++ b/doc/gdbm.texinfo @@ -951,27 +951,34 @@ existing @acronym{GDBM} database or to create a new one. @cindex default database, @command{testgdbm} @cindex @option{-g}, @command{testgdbm} option +@cindex @option{-f}, @command{testgdbm} option +@cindex @option{--file}, @command{testgdbm} option @flindex junk.gdbm When invoked without options, it tries to open a database file called @file{junk.gdbm}, located in the current working directory. You can -change this default using the @option{-g} command line option. This +change this default using the @option{--file} (@option{-f}) command +line option@footnote{For compatibility with earlier versions, the +@option{-g} option acts as an alias to @option{-f}}. This option takes a single argument, specifying the file name to open, e.g.: @example -$ testgdbm -g file.db +$ testgdbm -f file.db @end example @cindex read-only mode, @command{testgdbm} @cindex @option{-r}, @command{testgdbm} option -The database will be opened in read-write mode, unless the @option{-r} -option is specified, in which case it will be opened only for reading. +@cindex @option{--read-only}, @command{testgdbm} option +The database will be opened in read-write mode, unless the +@option{-r} (@option{--read-only}) option is specified, in which case +it will be opened only for reading. @cindex creating a database, @command{testgdbm} @cindex @option{-n}, @command{testgdbm} option +@cindex @option{--newdb}, @command{testgdbm} option If the database does not exist, @command{testgdbm} will create it. -There is a special option @option{-n}, which instructs the utility to -create a new database. If it is used and if the database already -exists, it will be deleted, so use it sparingly. +There is a special option @option{-n} (@option{--newdb}, which +instructs the utility to create a new database. If it is used and if +the database already exists, it will be deleted, so use it sparingly. @menu * invocation:: @@ -987,21 +994,39 @@ options: @table @option @item -b @var{size} +@itemx --block-size=@var{size} Set block size. @item -c @var{size} +@itemx --cache-size=@var{size} Set cache size. -@item -g @var{file} +@item -f @var{file} +@itemx -g @var{file} +@itemx --file=@var{file} Operate on @var{file} instead of the default @file{junk.gdbm}. @item -h +@itemx --help Print a concise help summary. @item -n +@itemx --newdb Create the database. +@item -l +@itemx --no-lock +Disable file locking. +@item -m +@itemx --no-mmap +Disable mmap. @item -r +@itemx --read-only Open the database in read-only mode. @item -s +@itemx --synchronize Synchronize to the disk after each write. -@item -v +@item -V +@itemx --version Print program version and licensing information and exit. +@item --usage +Print a terse invocation syntax summary along with a list of available +command line options. @end table @node shell |