@NDBM@(1)

NAME
@NDBM@ - command-line database utility

SYNOPSIS
@NDBM@ [-d database] command

DESCRIPTION
The @NDBM@ command provides a way to create, examine, and modify @NDBM@ databases from the command line. It supports the following commands:

cmd [database]

create [database]
    Create (or truncate) the database

delete key
    Delete the record associated with key from the database.

dump [database]
    Dump the contents of the database, in key <tab> record format.

fetch key
    Retrieve the record associated with key.

insert key value
    Insert a new record into the database.

load [database]
    Create (or truncate) the database, then insert new records from stdin (in key <tab> value format.)

update key value
    Update the record for key.

SEE ALSO
newaliases(5), postoffice(8)