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diff --git a/src/docs/command-line.dox b/src/docs/command-line.dox index a9f6a5676c4..0f5c56d25ce 100644 --- a/src/docs/command-line.dox +++ b/src/docs/command-line.dox @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ by default and commands that only read data will not run recovery. Perform a backup of a database or set of data sources. The \c backup command performs a backup of the database, copying the -database files to a \c specified directory, which can be subsequently +underlying files to a \c specified directory, which can be subsequently opened as a WiredTiger database. See @ref backup for more information, and @ref file_permissions for specifics on the copied file permissions. @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ the named data sources. <hr> @section util_compact wt compact -Compact a table or file. +Compact a table. -The \c compact command attempts to rewrite the specified table or file -to consume less disk space. +The \c compact command attempts to rewrite the specified table to +consume less disk space. @subsection util_compact_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] compact uri</code> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The \c compact command has no command-specific options. <hr> @section util_create wt create -Create a table or file. +Create a table. The \c create command creates the specified \c uri with the specified configuration. It is equivalent to a call to WT_SESSION::create with @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Include a configuration string to be passed to WT_SESSION::create. <hr> @section util_drop wt drop -Drop a table or file. +Drop a table. The \c drop command drops the specified \c uri. It is equivalent to a call to WT_SESSION::drop with the "force" configuration argument. @@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ printable characters unencoded). <hr> @section util_list wt list -List the tables and files in the database. +List the tables in the database. -By default, the \c list command prints out the tables and files stored in -the database. If a URI is specified as an argument, only information about +By default, the \c list command prints out the tables stored in the +database. If a URI is specified as an argument, only information about that data source is printed. @subsection util_list_synopsis Synopsis @@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ value is printed. <hr> @section util_load wt load -Load a table or file from dump output. +Load a table from dump output. The \c load command reads the standard input for data and loads it into -a table or file, creating the table or file if it does not yet exist. -The data should be the format produced by the \c dump command; see -@ref dump_formats for details. +a table, creating the table if it does not yet exist. The data should +be the format produced by the \c dump command; see @ref dump_formats for +details. -By default, if the table or file already exists, data in the file or -table will be overwritten by the new data (use the \c -n option to -make an attempt to overwrite existing data return an error). +By default, if the table already exists, data in the table will be +overwritten by the new data (use the \c -n option to make an attempt to +overwrite existing data return an error). @subsection util_load_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] load [-ajn] [-f input] [-r name] [uri configuration ...]</code> @@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ number keys. The \c -a option is only applicable when loading into a column store. @par <code>-f</code> -By default, the \c load command reads from the standard input; the \c --f option reads the input from the specified file. +By default, the \c load command reads from the standard input; the \c -f +option reads the input from the specified file. @par <code>-j</code> Load input in the JSON (<a href="http://www.json.org">JavaScript Object @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ load command to fail if there's an attempt to overwrite already existing data. @par <code>-r</code> -By default, the \c load command uses the table or file name taken from the +By default, the \c load command uses the table name taken from the input; the \c -r option renames the data source. Additionally, \c uri and \c configuration pairs may be specified to the @@ -227,21 +227,20 @@ table:xxx block_allocation=first table:xxx prefix_compress=false <hr> @section util_loadtext wt loadtext -Load text into a table or file. +Load text into a table. The \c loadtext command reads the standard input for text and loads it -into a table or file. The input data should be printable characters, -with newline delimiters for each key or value. +into a table. The input data should be printable characters, with +newline delimiters for each key or value. The \c loadtext command does not create the object if it does not yet exist. -In the case of inserting values into a column-store table or file, each -value is appended to the table or file; in the case of inserting values -into a row-store table or file, lines are handled in pairs, where the -first line is the key and the second line is the value. If the -row-store table or file already exists, data in the table or file will -be overwritten by the new data. +In the case of inserting values into a column-store table, each value +is appended to the table; in the case of inserting values into a +row-store table, lines are handled in pairs, where the first line is the +key and the second line is the value. If the row-store table already +exists, data in the table will be overwritten by the new data. @subsection util_loadtext_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] loadtext [-f input] uri</code> @@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ to the default string format. <hr> @section util_read wt read -Read records from a table or file. +Read records from a table. The \c read command prints out the records associated with the specified keys from the specified data source. The data source must be configured @@ -291,9 +290,9 @@ The \c read command has no command-specific options. <hr> @section util_rename wt rename -Rename a table or file. +Rename a table. -The \c rename command renames the specified table or file. +The \c rename command renames the specified table. @subsection util_rename_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] rename uri name</code> @@ -303,11 +302,11 @@ The \c rename command has no command-specific options. <hr> @section util_salvage wt salvage -Recover data from a corrupted file. +Recover data from a corrupted table. The \c salvage command salvages the specified data source, discarding any -data that cannot be recovered. Underlying files are re-written in -place, overwriting the original file contents. +data that cannot be recovered. Underlying files are re-written in place, +overwriting the original file contents. @subsection util_salvage_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] salvage [-F force] uri</code> @@ -316,9 +315,9 @@ place, overwriting the original file contents. The following are command-specific options for the \c salvage command: @par <code>-F</code> -By default, salvage will refuse to salvage files that fail basic tests -(for example, files that don't appear to be in a WiredTiger format). -The \c -F option forces the salvage of the file, regardless. +By default, salvage will refuse to salvage tables that fail basic tests +(for example, tables that don't appear to be in a WiredTiger format). +The \c -F option forces the salvage of the table, regardless. <hr> @section util_stat wt stat @@ -339,11 +338,11 @@ Include only "fast" statistics in the output (equivalent to passing <hr> @section util_upgrade wt upgrade -Upgrade a table or file. +Upgrade a table. -The \c upgrade command upgrades the specified table or file, exiting -success if the data source is up-to-date, and failure if the data source -cannot be upgraded. +The \c upgrade command upgrades the specified table, exiting success if +the data source is up-to-date, and failure if the data source cannot be +upgraded. @subsection util_upgrade_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] upgrade uri</code> @@ -353,11 +352,10 @@ The \c upgrade command has no command-specific options. <hr> @section util_verify wt verify -Check the structural integrity of a table or file. +Check the structural integrity of a table. -The \c verify command verifies the specified table or file, exiting -success if the data source is correct, and failure if the data source is -corrupted. +The \c verify command verifies the specified table, exiting success if +the data source is correct, and failure if the data source is corrupted. @subsection util_verify_synopsis Synopsis <code>wt [-RVv] [-C config] [-E secretkey ] [-h directory] verify uri</code> @@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ The \c verify command has no command-specific options. <hr> @section util_write wt write -Write records to a table or file. +Write records to a table. The \c write command stores records into the specified data source. The data source must be configured with string or record number keys and |