GDBM_DUMP
Section: GDBM User Reference (1)
Updated: May 8, 2013
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NAME
gdbm_dump - dump a GDBM database to a file
SYNOPSIS
gdbm_dump [
-H FMT] [
--format=
FMT]
DB_FILE [
FILE]
gdbm_dump [-Vh] [--help] [--usage] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
The
gdbm_dump
utility creates a dump of the specified
gdbm(3)
database file. The name for the output dump file is supplied by the
second argument (
FILE). If not specified, the output goes to
the standard error.
The created dump can be given as argument to the
gdbm_load(1)
utility in order to re-create an exact copy of the DB_FILE.
OPTIONS
- -H, --format=FMT
-
Select dump format. The value binary (or 0) instructs
gdbm_dump
to produce a binary dump, compatible with earlier
gdbm
versions (up to version 1.9). The value ascii (or 1)
instructs it to create an ASCII dump (this is the default). The
latter is preferred because, apart from the actual data, it also
contains meta-information which will allow
gdbm_load(1)
to recreate an exact copy of the file.
- -h, --help
-
Print a short usage summary.
- --usage
-
Print a list of available options.
- -V, --version
-
Print program version
SEE ALSO
gdbm_load(1),
gdbmtool(1),
gdbm(3).
For a detailed description of
gdbm_dump
and other
gdbm
utilities, refer to the GDBM Manual available in
Texinfo format. To access it, run:
info gdbm
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <
bug-gdbm@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <
http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.