GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extendible hashing and works similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines. This is release 1.9.0 of GNU dbm. To compile gdbm: a) configure b) make To compile the optional test and conversion programs: a) make progs To install the basic package: a) make install To install the optional dbm and ndbm API compatibility library and headers: a) make install-compat Please report bugs to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org ------------------------------------------ The files are: INSTALL - Installation tips and information. NEWS - New and changed things. COPYING - Copying information. README - This file. bucket.c, extern.h, falloc.c, findkey.c, gdbm.proto, gdbmclose.c, gdbmconst.h gdbmdefs.h, gdbmdelete.c, gdbmerrno.h, gdbmfdesc.c, gdbmfetch.c, gdbmsync.c, gdbmopen.c, gdbmreorg.c, gdbmseq.c, gdbmstore.c, global.c, gdbm.h, hash.c systems.h, update.c, version.c - Source for GNU dbm library. dbm.h dbminit.c, delete.c, fetch.c, seq.c, store.c - Source for the DBM interface. dbmclose.c, dbmdelete.c, dbmdirfno.c, dbmfetch.c, dbmopen.c, dbmpagfno.c dbmseq.c, dbmstore.c, ndbm.h - Source for the NDBM interface. Makefile - Makefile, will make gdbm.a (BSD and SYSV) testgdbm.c - A simple test program. testdbm.c - A simple test program. testndbm.c - A simple test program. conv2gdbm.c - A dbm database conversion program. gdbm.3, gdbm.texinfo - Documentation for gdbm. The author of GNU dbm may be reached via e-mail to , and the current maintainer may be reached at . E-mail may be sent to either, or both, of these people.