README for dbtool 1.6 (22/03/2003)
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dbtool can be used to store and retrieve data in a key/value
format in a hash database. Perl compatible regular expressions
are supported both for storing and retrieving of data. It's
main advantages are the ability to maintain huge amounts of
data and speed.

 


Requirements
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You need either the GNU gdbm library or the Berkeley database
system. You can find gdbm at:
  http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/gdbm.html
And the berkeley library at: http://www.sleepycat.com.



Installation
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For installation run:

% ./configure
% make
% su
# make install

You can supply some additional parameters to configure,
type ./configure --help for details.




Documentation
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After successfully installation read the installed man-
page:

% man dbtool




License and Disclaimer
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dbtool is Copyright (c) 2001-2003 by Thomas Linden. dbtool may be
used and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
License. All other brand and product names are trademarks,
registered trademarks or service marks of their respective
holders.

These programs are distributed in the hope that it will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this distribution; if not, write to the 
  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  59 Temple Place
  Suite 330
  Boston, MA 02111
  USA





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Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>
http://www.daemon.de/dbtool