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   GNU `dbm' is a library of functions implementing a hashed database
on a disk file.  This manual documents GNU `dbm' Version 1.8 (`gdbm').
The software was written by Philip A. Nelson. This document was
originally written by Pierre Gaumond from texts written by Phil.

Introduction:

Copying

Your rights.

Intro

Introduction to GNU dbm.

List

List of functions.

Functions:

Open

Opening the database.

Close

Closing the database.

Store

Inserting and replacing records in the database.

Fetch

Searching records in the database.

Delete

Removing records from the database.

Sequential

Sequential access to records.

Reorganization

Database reorganization.

Sync

Insure all writes to disk have competed.

Errors

Convert internal error codes into English.

Options

Setting internal options.

Locking

File locking.

Other topics:

Variables

Two useful variables.

Compatibility

Compatibility with UNIX dbm and ndbm.

Conversion

Converting dbm files to gdbm format.

Bugs

Problems and bugs.