dbe(1)

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 orareeinterpreted assusual.iated entry, 0n, , 0 , and
When displaying key/content pairs, non-printable charac
ters are displayed using the 0n 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 readwrite 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.

SEE ALSO

ndbm(3)

AUTHOR

janick@bnr.ca

ndbm(3) EDITOR dbe(1)