NAME¶
makebdb - Make a BerkeleyDB database from stdin
SYNOPSIS¶
makebdb [options] bdbname
DESCRIPTION¶
makebdb allows a BerkeleyDB database to be formed from input read from
stdin.
bdbname is the name of the BerkeleyDB database to create,
ususally the name of this file will end in .db. If the file already exists is
will be overwritten. The format of the input is key, value pairs separated by
a colon (:).
Example:
this is a key:this is a value
OPTIONS¶
- -h, --help:
- Print usage information.
- -u, --undo:
- Print content of database file, one entry a line.
SEE ALSO¶
The full documentation for BerkeleyDB is available on the Sleepycat Software web
site (
http://www.sleepycat.com)
AUTHOR¶
Original GDBM code by Horms <horms@verge.net.au>. Modified for BerkeleyDB
by Chris Stratford <chriss@pipex.net>.
