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16 .TH GDBM_DUMP 1 "May 8, 2013" "GDBM" "GDBM User Reference"
18 gdbm_dump \- dump a GDBM database to a file
20 \fBgdbm_dump\fR [\fB\-H \fIFMT\fR] [\fB\-\-format\fR=\fIFMT\fR] \fIDB_FILE\fR [\fIFILE\fR]
22 \fBgdbm_dump\fR [\fB\-Vh\fR] [\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-usage\fR] [\fB\-\-version\fR]
26 utility creates a dump of the specified
28 database file. The name for the output dump file is supplied by the
29 second argument (\fIFILE\fR). If not specified, the output goes to
32 The created dump can be given as argument to the
34 utility in order to re-create an exact copy of the \fIDB_FILE\fR.
37 \fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-format\fR=\fIFMT\fR
38 Select dump format. The value \fBbinary\fR (or \fB0\fR) instructs
40 to produce a binary dump, compatible with earlier
42 versions (up to version 1.9). The value \fBascii\fR (or \fB1\fR)
43 instructs it to create an ASCII dump (this is the default). The
44 latter is preferred because, apart from the actual data, it also
45 contains meta-information which will allow
47 to recreate an exact copy of the file.
49 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
50 Print a short usage summary.
53 Print a list of available options.
55 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
62 For a detailed description of
66 utilities, refer to the \fBGDBM Manual\fR available in
67 Texinfo format. To access it, run:
72 Report bugs to <bug\-gdbm@gnu.org>.
74 Copyright \(co 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc
77 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
80 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
81 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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