dbm_firstkey(3) [mojave man page]
DBM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual DBM(3) NAME
dbm_clearerr, dbm_close, dbm_delete, dbm_dirfno, dbm_error, dbm_fetch, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_open, dbm_store -- database access functions SYNOPSIS
#include <ndbm.h> int dbm_clearerr(DBM *db); void dbm_close(DBM *db); int dbm_delete(DBM *db, datum key); int dbm_dirfno(DBM *db); int dbm_error(DBM *db); datum dbm_fetch(DBM *db, datum key); datum dbm_firstkey(DBM *db); datum dbm_nextkey(DBM *db); DBM * dbm_open(const char *file, int open_flags, mode_t file_mode); int dbm_store(DBM *db, datum key, datum content, int store_mode); DESCRIPTION
Database access functions. These functions are implemented using dbopen(3) with a hash(3) database. datum is declared in <ndbm.h>: typedef struct { char *dptr; int dsize; } datum; The dbm_open(file, open_flags, file_mode) function opens or creates a database file. The file argument is the basename of the file contain- ing the database; the actual database has a .db suffix. I.e., if file is "/home/me/mystuff" then the actual database is in the file /home/me/mystuff.db. The open_flags and file_mode arguments are passed to open(2). (O_RDWR | O_CREAT) is a typical value for open_flags; 0660 is a typical value for file_mode. O_WRONLY is not allowed in open_flags. The pointer returned by dbm_open() identifies the database and is the db argument to the other functions. The dbm_open() function returns NULL and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_close(db) function closes the database. The dbm_store(db, key, content, store_mode) function inserts or replaces an entry in the database. The store_mode argument is either DBM_INSERT or DBM_REPLACE. If store_mode is DBM_INSERT and the database already contains an entry for key, that entry is not replaced. Oth- erwise the entry is replaced or inserted. The dbm_store() function normally returns zero but returns 1 if the entry could not be inserted (because store_mode is DBM_INSERT, and an entry with key already exists) or returns -1 and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_fetch(db, key) function returns NULL or the content corresponding to key. The dbm_delete(db, key) function deletes the entry for key. The dbm_delete() function normally returns zero but returns 1 if there was no entry with key in the database or returns -1 and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_firstkey(db) function returns the first key in the database. The dbm_nextkey(db) function returns subsequent keys. The db_firstkey() function must be called before dbm_nextkey(). The order in which keys are returned is unspecified and may appear random. The dbm_nextkey() function returns NULL after all keys have been returned. The dbm_error(db) function returns the errno value of the most recent error. The dbm_clearerr(db) function resets this value to 0 and returns 0. The dbm_dirfno(db) function returns the file descriptor to the database. LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <fcntl.h> #include <ndbm.h> The include file <ndbm.h> is necessary for all functions. DBM * dbm_open(const char *file, int open_flags, int file_mode); file_mode has type int. SEE ALSO
open(2), dbopen(3), hash(3), compat(5) STANDARDS
These functions (except dbm_dirfno()) are included in the Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2''). BSD
April 16, 2006 BSD
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DBM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual DBM(3) NAME
dbm_clearerr, dbm_close, dbm_delete, dbm_dirfno, dbm_error, dbm_fetch, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_open, dbm_store -- database access functions SYNOPSIS
#include <ndbm.h> int dbm_clearerr(DBM *db); void dbm_close(DBM *db); int dbm_delete(DBM *db, datum key); int dbm_dirfno(DBM *db); int dbm_error(DBM *db); datum dbm_fetch(DBM *db, datum key); datum dbm_firstkey(DBM *db); datum dbm_nextkey(DBM *db); DBM * dbm_open(const char *file, int open_flags, mode_t file_mode); int dbm_store(DBM *db, datum key, datum content, int store_mode); DESCRIPTION
Database access functions. These functions are implemented using dbopen(3) with a hash(3) database. datum is declared in <ndbm.h>: typedef struct { char *dptr; int dsize; } datum; The dbm_open(file, open_flags, file_mode) function opens or creates a database file. The file argument is the basename of the file contain- ing the database; the actual database has a .db suffix. I.e., if file is "/home/me/mystuff" then the actual database is in the file /home/me/mystuff.db. The open_flags and file_mode arguments are passed to open(2). (O_RDWR | O_CREAT) is a typical value for open_flags; 0660 is a typical value for file_mode. O_WRONLY is not allowed in open_flags. The pointer returned by dbm_open() identifies the database and is the db argument to the other functions. The dbm_open() function returns NULL and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_close(db) function closes the database. The dbm_store(db, key, content, store_mode) function inserts or replaces an entry in the database. The store_mode argument is either DBM_INSERT or DBM_REPLACE. If store_mode is DBM_INSERT and the database already contains an entry for key, that entry is not replaced. Oth- erwise the entry is replaced or inserted. The dbm_store() function normally returns zero but returns 1 if the entry could not be inserted (because store_mode is DBM_INSERT, and an entry with key already exists) or returns -1 and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_fetch(db, key) function returns NULL or the content corresponding to key. The dbm_delete(db, key) function deletes the entry for key. The dbm_delete() function normally returns zero but returns 1 if there was no entry with key in the database or returns -1 and sets errno if there were any errors. The dbm_firstkey(db) function returns the first key in the database. The dbm_nextkey(db) function returns subsequent keys. The db_firstkey() function must be called before dbm_nextkey(). The order in which keys are returned is unspecified and may appear random. The dbm_nextkey() function returns NULL after all keys have been returned. The dbm_error(db) function returns the errno value of the most recent error. The dbm_clearerr(db) function resets this value to 0 and returns 0. The dbm_dirfno(db) function returns the file descriptor to the database. LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <fcntl.h> #include <ndbm.h> The include file <ndbm.h> is necessary for all functions. DBM * dbm_open(const char *file, int open_flags, int file_mode); file_mode has type int. SEE ALSO
open(2), dbopen(3), hash(3), compat(5) STANDARDS
These functions (except dbm_dirfno()) are included in the Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2''). BSD
April 16, 2006 BSD