ndbm(5)                                                             ndbm(5)

NAME
     ndbm - definitions for ndbm database operations

SYNOPSIS
     #include <ndbm.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The <ndbm.h> header defines the datum type as a structure that
     includes at least the following members:

     void  *dptr         A pointer to the application's data.

     sizet dsize        The size of the object pointed to by dptr.

     The <ndbm.h> header defines the DBM type through typedef.

     The following constants are defined as possible values for the
     storemode argument to dbmstore():

     DBMINSERT          Insertion of new entries only.

     DBMREPLACE         Allow replacing existing entries.

     The following are declared as functions and may also be defined as
     macros:

     int   dbmclearerr(DBM *db);
     void  dbmclose(DBM *db);
     int   dbmdelete(DBM *db, datum key);
     int   dbmerror(DBM *db);
     datum dbmfetch(DBM *db, datum key);
     datum dbmfirstkey(DBM *db);
     datum dbmnextkey(DBM *db);
     DBM  *dbmopen(const char *file, int openflags, modet filemode);
     int   dbmstore(DBM *db, datum key, datum content, int storemode);

     The modet type is defined through typedef as described in
     <sys/types.h>.

SEE ALSO
     ndbm(3C).














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