MAKEBDB(1) General Commands Manual MAKEBDB(1)
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>.
30th May 2002 MAKEBDB(1)
