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dbe

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NAME

dbe − Edit a ndbm(3) database

USAGE

dbe <database> [-m r|w|rw] [-crtvx] -a|-d|-f|-F|-s [<key> [<content>]]

DESCRIPTION

dbme operates on ndbm(3) databases. It can be used to create them, look at them or change them. When specifying the value of a key or the content of its associated entry, \nnn, \0, \n, \t, \f and \r are interpreted as usual. When displaying key/content pairs, non-printable characters are displayed using the \nnn notation.

OPTIONS

	-a		List all entries in the database.
	-c		Create the database if it does not exist.
	-d		Delete the entry associated with the specified key.
	-f		Fetch and display the entry associated with the specified key.
	-F		Fetch and display all the entries whose key match the specified regular-expression

-m r|w|rw

Open the database in read-only, write-only or read-write mode

	-r		Replace the entry associated with the specified key if it already exists. See option -s.
	-s		Store an entry under a specific key. An error occurs if the key already exists and the option -r was not specified.
	-t		Re-initialize the database before executing the command.
	-v		Verbose mode. Confirm stores and deletions.
	-x		If option -x is used with option -c, then if the database already exists, an error occurs. This can be used to implement a simple exclusive access locking mechanism.

AUTHOR

janick@bnr.ca