1GDBM_DUMP(1) GDBM User Reference GDBM_DUMP(1)
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6 gdbm_dump - dump a GDBM database to a file
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9 gdbm_dump [-H FMT] [--format=FMT] DB_FILE [FILE]
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11 gdbm_dump [-Vh] [--help] [--usage] [--version]
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14 The gdbm_dump utility creates a dump of the specified gdbm(3) database
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19 The created dump can be given as argument to the gdbm_load(1) utility
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23 -H, --format=FMT
24 Select dump format. The value binary (or 0) instructs gdbm_dump
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39 Print program version
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44 For a detailed description of gdbm_dump and other gdbm utilities, refer
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51 Report bugs to <bug-gdbm@gnu.org>.
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54 Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc
55 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
56 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
57 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
58 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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