1GDBM_LOAD(1) GDBM User Reference GDBM_LOAD(1)
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6 gdbm_load - re-create a GDBM database from a dump file.
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9 gdbm_load [-Mnr] [-b NUM] [-c NUM] [-m MODE] [-u NAME|UID[:NAME|GID]]
10 [--block-size=NUM] [--cache-size=NUM] [--mmap=NUM]
11 [--mode=MODE] [--no-meta] [--replace]
12 [--user=NAME|UID[:NAME|GID]] FILE [DB_FILE]
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14 gdbm_load [-Vh] [--help] [--usage] [--version]
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17 Create a gdbm database file DB_FILE from the dump file FILE. If the
18 FILE argument is not supplied, output the created database to the stan‐
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21 If the input file is in ASCII dump format, the mode and ownership of
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26 -b, --block-size=NUM
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43 If the database exists, replace records in it.
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60 For a detailed description of gdbm_load and other gdbm utilities, refer
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67 Report bugs to <bug-gdbm@gnu.org>.
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70 Copyright © 2013-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc
71 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/li‐
72 censes/gpl.html>
73 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
74 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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