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The GNU database manager.
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GNU `dbm' is a library of functions implementing a hashed database on a
disk file.  This manual documents GNU `dbm' Version 1.10 (`gdbm').  The
software was originally written by Philip A.  Nelson.  This document
was originally written by Pierre Gaumond from texts written by Phil.

Introduction:

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Your rights.

Intro

Introduction to GNU dbm.

List

List of functions.

Functions:

Open

Opening the database.

Close

Closing the database.

Store

Inserting and replacing records in the database.

Fetch

Searching records in the database.

Delete

Removing records from the database.

Sequential

Sequential access to records.

Reorganization

Database reorganization.

Sync

Insure all writes to disk have competed.

Flat files

Export and import to Flat file format.

Errors

Convert internal error codes into English.

Options

Setting internal options.

Locking

File locking.

Programs

testgdbm

Test and modify a GDBM database.

gdbmexport

Export a database into a portable format.

Other topics:

Error codes

Error codes returned by `gdbm' calls.

Variables

Two useful variables.

Compatibility

Compatibility with UNIX dbm and ndbm.

Bugs

Problems and bugs.

Resources

Additional resources,

GNU Free Documentation License

Document license.

Index

Index