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1#	@(#)README	8.8 (Berkeley) 7/31/94
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3To build this portably, try something like:
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5    make PORTDIR="../PORT/MACH"
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7where MACH is the machine, i.e. "sunos.4.1.1".
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9To run the tests, enter "sh run.test".  If your system dictionary isn't
10in /usr/share/dict/words, edit run.test to reflect the correct place.
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12Fairly large files (the command files) are built in this directory during
13the test runs, and even larger files (the database files) are created in
14"/var/tmp".  If the latter directory doesn't exist, set the environmental
15variable TMPDIR to a directory where the files can be built.
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18The script file consists of lines with an initial character which is
19the command for that line, or an initial character indicating a key
20or data entry for a previous command.
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22Legal command characters are as follows:
23
24c: compare a record
25	+ must be followed by [kK][dD]; the data value in the database
26	  associated with the specified key is compared to the specified
27	  data value.
28e: echo a string
29	+ writes out the rest of the line into the output file; if the
30	  last character is not a carriage-return, a newline is appended.
31f: set the flags for the next command
32	+ no value zero's the flags
33g: do a get command
34	+ must be followed by [kK]
35	+ writes out the retrieved data DBT.
36o [r]: dump [reverse]
37	+ dump the database out, if 'r' is set, in reverse order.
38p: do a put command
39	+ must be followed by [kK][dD]
40r: do a del command
41	+ must be followed by [kK] unless R_CURSOR flag set.
42S: sync the database
43s: do a seq command
44	+ must be followed by [kK] if R_CURSOR flag set.
45	+ writes out the retrieved data DBT.
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47Legal key/data characters are as follows:
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49D [file]: data file
50	+ set the current data value to the contents of the file
51d [data]:
52	+ set the current key value to the contents of the line.
53K [file]: key file
54	+ set the current key value to the contents of the file
55k [data]:
56	+ set the current key value to the contents of the line.
57
58Blank lines, lines with leading white space, and lines with leading
59hash marks (#) are ignored.
60
61Options to dbtest are as follows:
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63	-d: Set the DB_LOCK flag.
64	-f: Use the file argument as the database file.
65	-i: Use the rest of the argument to set elements in the info
66	    structure.  If the type is btree, then "-i cachesize=10240"
67	    will set BTREEINFO.cachesize to 10240.
68	-o: The rest of the argument is the output file instead of
69	    using stdout.
70	-s: Don't delete the database file before opening it, i.e.
71	    use the database file from a previous run.
72
73Dbtest requires two arguments, the type of access "hash", "recno"
74or "btree", and the script name or "-" to indicate stdin.
75