Query: tdb_fetch
OS: debian
Section: 3
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
TDB_FETCH(3) Linux Programmer's Manual TDB_FETCH(3)NAMEtdb_fetch - fetch a record from a tdb databaseSYNOPSIS#include <tdb.h> TDB_DATA tdb_fetch(TDB_CONTEXT *tdb, TDB_DATA key);DESCRIPTIONFetch the record from the tdb database whose key matches key , a lump of data that is used as the index into the database. The TDB_DATA structure used for both the key and the return value is defined as: typedef struct { char *dptr; size_t dsize; } TDB_DATA;RETURN VALUEIf the call succeeds, then a TDB_DATA structure is returned with the dptr structure filled in. If the call fails then dptr will be set to NULL. NOTE: The caller is responsible for freeing the data pointed to by dptr.AUTHORSSoftware: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@linuxcare.com> and Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Man page: Ben Woodard <ben@valinux.com>SEE ALSOgdbm(3), tdb(3) Samba Aug 16, 2000 TDB_FETCH(3)