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VLMGR(1) Quick Database Manager VLMGR(1)
NAME
vlmgr - administration utility for QDBM Villa
SYNOPSIS
vlmgr create [-cz|-cy|-cx] name
vlmgr put [-kx|-ki] [-vx|-vi|-vf] [-keep|-cat|-dup] name key val
vlmgr out [-l] [-kx|-ki] name key
vlmgr get [-nl] [-l] [-kx|-ki] [-ox] [-n] name key
vlmgr list [-nl] [-k|-v] [-kx|-ki] [-ox] [-top key] [-bot key] [-gt] [-lt] [-max num] [-desc] name
vlmgr optimize name
vlmgr inform [-nl] name
vlmgr remove name
vlmgr repair [-ki] name
vlmgr exportdb [-ki] name file
vlmgr importdb [-ki] name file
vlmgr version
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the vlmgr commands.
vlmgr is a utility for debugging Villa and its applications. It features editing and checking of a database. It can be used for database
applications with shell scripts. This command is used in the above format. name specifies a database name. key specifies the key of a
record. val specifies the value of a record.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the file:///usr/share/doc/qdbm-doc/spex.html#villacli.
-cz compress leaves in the database with ZLIB.
-cy compress leaves in the database with LZO.
-cx compress leaves in the database with BZIP2.
-l all records corresponding the key are dealt.
-kx treat key as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.
-ki treat key as an integer expression of decimal notation.
-vx treat val as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.
-vi treat val as an integer expression of decimal notation.
-vf read the value from a file specified with val.
-keep specify the storing mode for `VL_DKEEP'.
-cat specify the storing mode for `VL_DCAT'.
-dup specify the storing mode for `VL_DDUP'.
-nl open the database without file locking.
-top key
specify the top key of listing.
-bot key
specify the bottom key of listing.
-gt do not include the top key of listing.
-lt do not include the bottom key of listing.
-max num
specify the max number of listing.
-desc list in descending order.
-ox treat the output as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.
-n do not output the tailing newline.
-k output keys only.
-v output values only.
SEE ALSO
qdbm(3) vltsv(1), villa(3), vlopen(3).
AUTHOR
QDBM was written by Mikio Hirabayashi <mikio@fallabs.com>.
This manual page was written by Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
Man Page 2005-05-23 VLMGR(1)