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NAME

6       makebdb - Make a BerkeleyDB database from stdin
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SYNOPSIS

9       makebdb [options] bdbname
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DESCRIPTION

12       makebdb  allows a BerkeleyDB database to be formed from input read from
13       stdin. bdbname is the  name  of  the  BerkeleyDB  database  to  create,
14       ususally  the  name  of  this file will end in .db. If the file already
15       exists is will be overwritten. The format of the input  is  key,  value
16       pairs separated by a colon (:).
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20       this is a key:this is a value
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OPTIONS

23       -h, --help:
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27              Print content of database file, one entry a line.
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SEE ALSO

30       The  full  documentation  for  BerkeleyDB is available on the Sleepycat
31       Software web site (http://www.sleepycat.com)
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AUTHOR

34       Original GDBM code by Horms <horms@verge.net.au>.  Modified for  Berke‐
35       leyDB by Chris Stratford <chriss@pipex.net>.
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39                                 30th May 2002                      MAKEBDB(1)