TDB_OPEN(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual						       TDB_OPEN(3)

NAME

       tdb_open - Open a tdb database.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <tdb.h>

       TDB_CONTEXT *tdb_open(const char *pathname, int hash_size,
	       int tdb_flags, int open_flags, mode_t mode );

DESCRIPTION

       Open the database, creating it if necessary. The hash size is advisory, use zero for a default value.  tdb_flags can be one of

       TDB_CLEAR_IF_FIRST
	      Clear database if we are the only one with it open.

       TDB_INTERNAL
	      Don't use a file, instead store the data in memory. The pathname , open_flags , and mode are ignored in this case. This is useful if
	      you need a quick associative array or map.

       TDB_NOLOCK
	      Don't do any locking (this is always turned on for read-only file descriptors)

       TDB_NOMMAP
	      Don't use mmap.

       TDB_CONVERT
	      Create a database in the reverse of native endian: normally when the database is created (or cleared with TDB_CLEAR_IF_FIRST), it is
	      created in native endian order.  This flag is set (or unset) automatically for existing databases.

       The open_flags and mode are passed straight to the open call on the database file. A flags value of O_WRONLY is invalid.

RETURN VALUE

       On success a pointer to an opaque data structure, a TDB_CONTEXT is returned. On error a NULL is returned.

AUTHORS

       Software: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@linuxcare.com> and Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Man page: Ben Woodard <ben@valinux.com>

SEE ALSO

       open(2), gdbm(3), tdb(3)

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