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diff --git a/ext/dbm/sdbm/dbe.1 b/ext/dbm/sdbm/dbe.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3b32272684 --- /dev/null +++ b/ext/dbm/sdbm/dbe.1 @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.TH dbe 1 "ndbm(3) EDITOR" +.SH NAME +dbe \- Edit a ndbm(3) database +.SH USAGE +dbe <database> [-m r|w|rw] [-crtvx] -a|-d|-f|-F|-s [<key> [<content>]] +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fIdbme\fP 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. +.SH OPTIONS +.IP -a +List all entries in the database. +.IP -c +Create the database if it does not exist. +.IP -d +Delete the entry associated with the specified key. +.IP -f +Fetch and display the entry associated with the specified key. +.IP -F +Fetch and display all the entries whose key match the specified +regular-expression +.IP "-m r|w|rw" +Open the database in read-only, write-only or read-write mode +.IP -r +Replace the entry associated with the specified key if it already exists. +See option -s. +.IP -s +Store an entry under a specific key. +An error occurs if the key already exists and the option -r was not specified. +.IP -t +Re-initialize the database before executing the command. +.IP -v +Verbose mode. +Confirm stores and deletions. +.IP -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. +.SH SEE ALSO +ndbm(3) +.SH AUTHOR +janick@bnr.ca + |