NAME¶

kdb-set - Set the value of a key

SYNOPSIS¶

kdb set <key-name> [<value>]

Where key-name is the path to the key you wish to set the value of (or create) and value is the value you would like to set the key to.
If the value argument is not passed, the key will be set to a value of null.

DESCRIPTION¶

This command allows the user to set the value of an individual key.

EMPTY VALUES¶

To set a key to an empty value, "" should be passed for the value argument.

OPTIONS¶

-H, --help

Show the man page.

-V, --version

Print version info.

-v, --verbose

Explain what is happening.

-N, --namespace ns

Specify the namespace to use when writing cascading keys Default: value of /sw/kdb/current/namespace or user.

KDB¶

/sw/kdb/current/namespace

Specifies which default namespace should be used when setting a cascading name. Note, that as root you can set user/sw/kdb/current/namespace to system to get the expected default. (by default the namespace is user)

EXAMPLES¶

To set a Key to the value Hello World!:
kdb set user/example/key "Hello World!"

To create a new key with a null value:
kdb set user/example/key

To set a key to an empty value: kdb set user/example/key ""

SEE ALSO¶

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For difference between empty and null values, see elektra-values(7) elektra-values.md