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diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/db/README b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/db/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68f0ec7 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/db/README @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +# $NetBSD: README,v 1.1 2011/01/07 15:05:58 pgoyette Exp $ +# @(#)README 8.8 (Berkeley) 7/31/94 + +Fairly large files (the command files) are built in this directory during +the test runs, and even larger files (the database files) are created in +"/var/tmp". If the latter directory doesn't exist, set the environmental +variable TMPDIR to a directory where the files can be built. + +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +The script file consists of lines with an initial character which is +the command for that line, or an initial character indicating a key +or data entry for a previous command. + +Legal command characters are as follows: + +c: compare a record + + must be followed by [kK][dD]; the data value in the database + associated with the specified key is compared to the specified + data value. +e: echo a string + + writes out the rest of the line into the output file; if the + last character is not a carriage-return, a newline is appended. +f: set the flags for the next command + + no value zero's the flags +g: do a get command + + must be followed by [kK] + + writes out the retrieved data DBT. +o [r]: dump [reverse] + + dump the database out, if 'r' is set, in reverse order. +p: do a put command + + must be followed by [kK][dD] +r: do a del command + + must be followed by [kK] unless R_CURSOR flag set. +S: sync the database +s: do a seq command + + must be followed by [kK] if R_CURSOR flag set. + + writes out the retrieved data DBT. + +Legal key/data characters are as follows: + +D [file]: data file + + set the current data value to the contents of the file +d [data]: + + set the current key value to the contents of the line. +K [file]: key file + + set the current key value to the contents of the file +k [data]: + + set the current key value to the contents of the line. + +Blank lines, lines with leading white space, and lines with leading +hash marks (#) are ignored. + +Options to dbtest are as follows: + + -d: Set the DB_LOCK flag. + -f: Use the file argument as the database file. + -i: Use the rest of the argument to set elements in the info + structure. If the type is btree, then "-i cachesize=10240" + will set BTREEINFO.cachesize to 10240. + -o: The rest of the argument is the output file instead of + using stdout. + -s: Don't delete the database file before opening it, i.e. + use the database file from a previous run. + +Dbtest requires two arguments, the type of access "hash", "recno" +or "btree", and the script name or "-" to indicate stdin. |