gdbm_load1
Re-create a gdbm database from a dump file.
Usage
gdbm_load [-MUnr]
[-b
NUM]
[-c
NUM]
[-m
MODE]
[{-u
NAME | UID
[{:NAME | GID}]}]
[--block-size=NUM]
[--cache-size=NUM]
[--mmap=NUM]
[--mode=MODE]
[--no-meta]
[--replace]
[--update]
[{--user=NAME | UID
[{:NAME | GID}]}]
FILE
[DB_FILE]
gdbm_load [-Vh]
[--help]
[--usage]
[--version]
Overview
Create a gdbm database file DB_FILE from the dump file FILE. If the FILE argument is not supplied, output the created database to the standard error.
If the input file is in ASCII dump format, the mode and ownership of the created database are restored from the information in the dump. This can be overridden using the command line options (see below).
Options
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-b, --block-size=NUM -
Sets block size.
-
-c, --cache-size=NUM -
Sets cache size.
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-M, --mmap -
Use memory mapping.
-
-m, --mode=MODE -
Set database file mode (octal number).
-
-n, --no-meta -
Do not attempt to restore database meta-data (mode and ownership).
-
-r, --replace -
Replace existing keys. This must be used together with the
-U(--update) option.
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-U, --update -
Update an existing database. Key/value pairs from the dump file will be added to that database, without removing the existing keys. To overwrite keys that are duplicated in the dump file, use the
--replaceoption.
-
If the database does not exist, it will be created.
-
-u, --user=NAME|UID[:NAME|GID] -
Set file ownership.
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-h, --help -
Print a short usage summary.
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--usage -
Print a list of available options.
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-V, --version -
Print program version
Releases
5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.
--update since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-U since Debian 13 (Trixie).