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@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ open database.
@deftypefn {gdbm interface} int gdbm_setopt (GDBM_FILE @var{dbf}, int @var{option}, @
void *@var{value}, int @var{size})
-Sets an option on the database.
+Sets an option on the database or returns the value of an option.
The parameters are:
@@ -747,9 +747,10 @@ The parameters are:
@item dbf
The pointer returned by @code{gdbm_open}.
@item option
-The option to be set.
+The option to be set or retreived.
@item value
-A pointer to the value to which @var{option} will be set.
+A pointer to the value to which @var{option} will be set or where to
+place the option value (depending on the option).
@item size
The length of the data pointed to by @var{value}.
@end table
@@ -759,11 +760,29 @@ The valid options are:
@table @asis
@kwindex GDBM_CACHESIZE
-@item GDBM_CACHESIZE
+@kwindex GDBM_SETCACHESIZE
+@item GDBM_SETCACHESIZE
+@itemx GDBM_CACHESIZE
Set the size of the internal bucket cache. This option may only be
set once on each GDBM_FILE descriptor, and is set automatically to 100
upon the first access to the database. The @var{value} should point
-to an integer holding the desired cache size.
+to a @code{size_t} holding the desired cache size.
+
+The @samp{GDBM_CACHESIZE} option is provided for compatibility with
+earlier versions.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_GETCACHESIZE
+@item GDBM_GETCACHESIZE
+Return the size of the internal bucket cache. The @var{value} should
+point to a @code{size_t} variable, where the size will be stored.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_GETFLAGS
+@item GDBM_GETFLAGS
+Return the flags describing the state of the database. The @var{value} should
+point to a @code{int} variable where to store the flags. The return
+is the same as the flags used when opening the database (@pxref{Open,
+gdbm_open}), except that it reflects the current state (which may have
+been altered by another calls to @code{gdbm_setopt}.
@kwindex GDBM_FASTMODE
@item GDBM_FASTMODE
@@ -773,22 +792,34 @@ to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to enable fast mode, and @samp{FALSE} to
disable it.
This option is retained for compatibility with previous versions of
-@code{gdbm}. Its effect is the reverse of @code{GDBM_SYNCMODE}
+@code{gdbm}. Its effect is the reverse of @code{GDBM_SETSYNCMODE}
(see below).
+@kwindex GDBM_SETSYNCMODE
@kwindex GDBM_SYNCMODE
-@item GDBM_SYNCMODE
+@item GDBM_SETSYNCMODE
+@itemx GDBM_SYNCMODE
Turn on or off file system synchronization operations. This
setting defaults to off. The @var{value} should point
to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to turn synchronization on, and @samp{FALSE} to
turn it off.
Note, that this option is a reverse of @code{GDBM_FASTMODE},
-i.e. calling @code{GDBM_SYNCMODE} with @samp{TRUE} has the same effect
+i.e. calling @code{GDBM_SETSYNCMODE} with @samp{TRUE} has the same effect
as calling @code{GDBM_FASTMODE} with @samp{FALSE}.
+The @samp{GDBM_SYNCMODE} option is provided for compatibility with
+earlier versions.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_GETSYNCMODE
+@item GDBM_GETSYNCMODE
+Return the current synchronization status. The @var{value} should
+point to an @code{int} where the status will be stored.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_SETCENTFREE
@kwindex GDBM_CENTFREE
-@item GDBM_CENTFREE
+@item GDBM_SETCENTFREE
+@itemx GDBM_CENTFREE
@emph{NOTICE: This feature is still under study.}
Set central free block pool to either on or off. The default is off,
@@ -798,8 +829,13 @@ set, this option causes all subsequent free blocks to be placed in the
more quickly. The @var{value} should point to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to
turn central block pool on, and @samp{FALSE} to turn it off.
+The @samp{GDBM_CENTFREE} option is provided for compatibility with
+earlier versions.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS
@kwindex GDBM_COALESCEBLKS
-@item GDBM_COALESCEBLKS
+@item GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS
+@itemx GDBM_COALESCEBLKS
@emph{NOTICE: This feature is still under study.}
Set free block merging to either on or off. The default is off, which
@@ -810,13 +846,34 @@ used in conjunction with GDBM_CENTFREE. The @var{value} should point
to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to turn free block merging on, and @samp{FALSE} to
turn it off.
+@kwindex GDBM_GETCOALESCEBLKS
+@item GDBM_GETCOALESCEBLKS
+Return the current status of free block merging. The @var{value} should
+point to an @code{int} where the status will be stored.
+
@kwindex GDBM_SETMAXMAPSIZE
@item GDBM_SETMAXMAPSIZE
-Sets maximum size of the memory mapped region. The @var{value} should
+Sets maximum size of a memory mapped region. The @var{value} should
point to a value of type @code{size_t}, @code{unsigned long} or
@code{unsigned}. The actual value is rounded to the nearest page
boundary (the page size is obtained from
@code{sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)}).
+
+@kwindex GDBM_GETMAXMAPSIZE
+@item GDBM_GETMAXMAPSIZE
+Return the maximum size of a memory mapped region. The @var{value} should
+point to a value of type @code{size_t} where to return the data.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_SETMMAP
+@item GDBM_SETMMAP
+Enable or disable memory mapping mode. The @var{value} should point
+to an integer: @samp{TRUE} to enable memory mapping or @samp{FALSE} to
+disable it.
+
+@kwindex GDBM_GETMMAP
+@item GDBM_GETMMAP
+Check whether memory mapping is enabled. The @var{value} should point
+to an integer where to return the status.
@end table
The return value will be @samp{-1} upon failure, or @samp{0} upon

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