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.TH GDBM_DUMP 1 "May 9, 2013" "GDBM" "GDBM User Reference"
.SH NAME
gdbmtool \- examine and modify a GDBM database
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgdbmtool\fR [\fB\-lmNnqrs\fR] [\fB\-b\fR \fISIZE\fR] [\fB\-c\fR \fISIZE\fR]\
[\fB\-f\fR \fIFILE\fR] [\fB\-\-block\-size\fR=\fISIZE\fR]
[\fB\-\-cache\-size\fR=\fISIZE\fR] [\fB\-\-file\fR \fIFILE\fR]\
[\fB\-\-newdb\fR] [\fB\-\-no\-lock\fR]
[\fB\-\-no\-mmap\fR] [\fB\-\-norc\fR]
[\fB\-\-quiet\fR] [\fB\-\-read\-only\fR] [\fB\-\-synchronize\fR]\
[\fIDBFILE\fR]
.sp
\fBgdbmtool\fR [\fB\-Vh\fR] ][\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-usage\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B gdbmtool
utility allows you to view and modify an existing GDBM database or to
create a new one.
.PP
The \fIDBFILE\fR argument supplies the name of the database to open.
If not supplied, the default name
.B junk.gdbm
is used instead.
If the named database does not exist, it will be created. An existing
database can be cleared (i.e. all records removed from it) using the
\fB\-\-newdb\fR option (see below).
.PP
Unless the \fB\-N\fR (\fB\-\-norc\fR) option is given, after startup
.B gdbmtool
looks for file named
.B .gdbmtoolrc
first in the current working directory, and, if not found there, in
the home directory of the user who started the program. If found,
this file is read and interpreted as a list of
.B gdbmtool
commands.
.PP
Then
.B gdbmtool
starts a loop, in which it reads
commands from the standard input, executes them and prints the results on the
standard output. If the standard input is attached to a console,
the program runs in interactive mode.
.PP
The program terminates when the
.B quit
command is given, or end-of-file is detected on its standard input.
.PP
A
.B gdbmtool
command consists of a command verb, optionally
followed by one or more arguments, separated by any amount of white
space. A command verb can be entered either in full or in an
abbreviated form, as long as that abbreviation does not match any other
verb.
.PP
Any sequence of non-whitespace characters appearing after the command
verb forms an argument. If the argument contains whitespace or
unprintable characters it must be enclosed in double quotes. Within
double quotes the usual escape sequences are understood, as
shown in the table below:
.sp
.nf
.ta 8n 20n
.ul
Escape Expansion
\\a Audible bell character (ASCII 7)
\\b Backspace character (ASCII 8)
\\f Form-feed character (ASCII 12)
\\n Newline character (ASCII 10)
\\r Carriage return character (ASCII 13)
\\t Horizontal tabulation character (ASCII 9)
\\v Vertical tabulation character (ASCII 11)
\\\\ Single slash
\" Double quote
.fi
.PP
In addition, a backslash immediately followed by the end-of-line
character effectively removes that character, allowing to split long
arguments over several input lines.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-block\-size\fR=\fISIZE\fR
Set block size.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-cache\-size\fR=\fISIZE\fR
Set cache size.
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
Read commands from \fIFILE\fR, instead of from the standard input.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-no\-lock\fR
Disable file locking.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-no\-mmap\fR
Do not use
.BR mmap (2).
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-newdb\fR
Create the database, truncating it if it already exists.
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
Don't print initial banner.
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-read\-only\fR
Open database in read-only mode.
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-synchronize\fR
Synchronize to disk after each write.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print a short usage summary.
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
Print a list of available options.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print program version
.SH SHELL COMMANDS
.TP
.BR avail
Print the
.BR "avail list" .
.TP
\fBbucket\fR \fINUM\fR
Print the bucket number \fINUM\fR and set is as the current one.
.TP
.BR cache
Print the bucket cache.
.TP
.B close
Close the currently open database.
.TP
.BR count
Print the number of entries in the database.
.TP
.BR current
Print the current bucket.
.TP
\fBdelete\fR \fIKEY\fR
Delete record with the given \fIKEY\fR.
.TP
.BR dir
Print hash directory.
.TP
\fBexport\fR, \fBe\fR \fIFILE\-NAME\fR [\fBtruncate\fR] [\fBbinary\fR|\fBascii\fR]
Export the database to the flat file \fIFILE\-NAME\fR. This is equivalent to
.BR gdbm_dump (1).
This command will not overwrite an existing file, unless the
.B truncate
parameter is also given. Another optional parameter determines the type of
the dump (*note Flat files::). By default, ASCII dump will be created.
.TP
\fBfetch\fR \fIKEY\fR
Fetch and display the record with the given \fIKEY\fR.
.TP
.BR first
Fetch and display the first record in the database. Subsequent
records can be fetched using the
.B next
command (see below).
.TP
\fBhash\fR \fIKEY\fR
Compute and display the hash value for the given \fIKEY\fR.
.TP
.BR header
Print file header.
.TP
.BR help " or " ?
Print a concise command summary, showing each command letter and
verb with its parameters and a short description of what it does.
Optional arguments are enclosed in square brackets.
.TP
\fBimport\fR \fIFILE\-NAME\fR [\fBreplace\fR] [\fBnometa\fR]
Import data from a flat dump file \fIFILE\-NAME\fR.
If the
.B replace
argument is given, any records with the same keys as the already
existing ones will replace them. The
.B nometa
argument turns off restoring meta-information from the dump file.
.TP
\fBlist\fR
List the contents of the database.
.TP
\fBnext\fR [\fIKEY\fR]
Sequential access: fetch and display the next record. If the \fIKEY\fR is
given, the record following the one with this key will be fetched.
.TP
\fBopen\fR \fIFILE\fR
Open the database file \fIFILE\fR. If successful, any previously
open database is closed. Otherwise, if the operation fails, the
currently opened database remains unchanged.
This command takes additional information from the variables
.BR open ,
.BR lock ,
.BR mmap ", and"
.BR sync .
See the section
.BR VARIABLES ,
for a detailed description of these.
.TP
.B quit
Close the database and quit the utility.
.TP
.BR reorganize
Reorganize the database.
\fBset\fR [\fIVAR\fR=\fIVALUE\fR...]
Without arguments, lists variables and their values. If arguments are
specified, sets variables. Boolean variables can be set by specifying
variable name, optionally prefixed with \fBno\fR, to set it to \fBfalse\fR.
.TP
\fBsource\fR \fIFILE\fR
Read commands from the given \fIFILE\fR.
.TP
.BR status
Print current program status.
.TP
\fBstore\fR \fIKEY\fR \fIDATA\fR
Store the \fIDATA\fR with the given \fIKEY\fR in the database. If the
\fIKEY\fR already exists, its data will be replaced.
.TP
\fBunset\fR \fIVARIABLE\fR...
Unsets listed variables.
.TP
.BR version
Print the version of
.BR gdbm .
.SH "DATA DEFINITIONS"
.SH VARIABLES
.TP
.BR confirm ", boolean"
Whether to ask for confirmation before certain destructive operations,
such as truncating the existing database. Default is
.BR true .
.TP
.BR ps1 ", string"
Primary prompt string. Its value can contain \fIconversion
specifiers\fR, consisting of the \fB%\fR character followed by another
character. These specifiers are expanded in the resulting prompt as
follows:
.sp
.nf
.ta 8n 20n
.ul
Sequence Expansion
\fB%f\fR name of the db file
\fB%p\fR program name
\fB%P\fR package name (\fBgdbm\fR)
\fB%_\fR horizontal space (\fBASCII\fR 32)
\fB%v\fR program version
\fB%%\fR \fB%\fR
.fi
.sp
The default prompt is \fB%p>%_\fR.
.TP
.BR ps2 ", string"
Secondary prompt. See
.B ps1
for a description of its value.
This prompt is displayed before reading the second and subsequent
lines of a multi-line command.
The default value is \fB%_>%_\fR.
.TP
.BR delim1 ", string"
A string used to delimit fields of a structured datum on output
(see the section \fBDATA DEFINITIONS\fR).
Default is \fB,\fR (a comma). This variable cannot be unset.
.TP
.BR delim2 ", string"
A string used to delimit array items when printing a structured datum.
Default is \fB,\fR (a comma). This variable cannot be unset.
.TP
.BR pager ", string"
The name and command line of the pager program to pipe output to.
This program is used in interactive mode when the estimated number of
output lines is greater then the number of lines on your screen.
The default value is inherited from the environment variable
\fBPAGER\fR. Unsetting this variable disables paging.
.TP
.BR quiet ", boolean"
Whether to display welcome banner at startup. This variable should
be set in a startup script file.
.PP
The following variables control how the database is opened:
.TP
.BR cachesize ", numeric"
Sets the cache size. By default this variable is not set.
.TP
.BR blocksize ", numeric"
Sets the block size. Unset by default.
.TP
.BR open ", string"
Open mode. The following values are allowed:
.RS 7
.TP
.BR newdb
Truncate the database if it exists or create a new one. Open it in
read-write mode.
.TP
.BR wrcreat " or " rw
Open the database in read-write mode. Create it if it does not
exist. This is the default.
.TP
.BR reader " or " readonly
Open the database in read-only mode. Signal an error if it does not
exist.
.RE
.TP
.BR lock ", boolean"
Lock the database. This is the default.
.TP
.BR mmap ", boolean"
Use memory mapping. This is the default.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR gdbm_dump (1),
.BR gdbm_load (1),
.BR gdbm (3).
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to .
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc
.br
.na
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
.br
.ad
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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