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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-db" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="db.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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12 | <productname>db</productname>
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13 | <productnumber>&db-version;</productnumber>
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14 | <address>&db-url;</address>
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15 | </sect1info>
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16 |
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17 | <title>Berkeley DB-&db-version;</title>
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18 |
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19 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db">
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20 | <primary sortas="a-Berkeley-DB">Berkeley DB</primary>
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21 | </indexterm>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2 role="package">
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24 | <title/>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The Berkeley DB package contains programs and utilities used by many
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27 | other applications for database related functions.</para>
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28 |
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29 | <segmentedlist>
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30 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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31 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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32 |
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33 | <seglistitem>
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34 | <seg>&db-ch6-sbu;</seg>
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35 | <seg>&db-ch6-du;</seg>
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36 | </seglistitem>
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37 | </segmentedlist>
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38 |
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39 | <tip>
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40 | <title>Other Installation Possibilities</title>
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41 |
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42 | <para>There are instructions to build this package in the BLFS book if you
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43 | need to build the RPC server or additional language bindings. The
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44 | additional language bindings will require additional packages to be
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45 | installed. See <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/server/databases.html#db"/>
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46 | for suggested installation instructions.</para>
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47 |
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48 | <para>Also, GDBM <emphasis>could</emphasis> be used in place of Berkeley
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49 | DB to satisfy Man-DB. However, since Berkeley DB is considered a core part
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50 | of the LFS build, it will not be listed as a dependency for any package in
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51 | the BLFS book. Likewise, many hours go into testing LFS with Berkeley DB
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52 | installed, not with GDBM. If you fully understand the risks versus
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53 | benefits of using GDBM and wish to use it anyway, see the BLFS
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54 | instructions located at <ulink
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55 | url="&blfs-root;view/svn/general/gdbm.html"/></para>
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56 |
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57 | </tip>
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58 |
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59 | </sect2>
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60 |
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61 | <sect2 role="installation">
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62 | <title>Installation of Berkeley DB</title>
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63 |
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64 | <para>There is an upstream patch for Berkeley DB that fixes a race condition. Apply it:</para>
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65 |
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66 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&db-fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>
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67 |
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68 | <para>Prepare Berkeley DB for compilation:</para>
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69 |
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70 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">cd build_unix
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71 | ../dist/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-compat185 --enable-cxx</userinput></screen>
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72 |
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73 | <variablelist>
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74 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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75 |
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76 | <varlistentry>
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77 | <term><parameter>--enable-compat185</parameter></term>
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78 | <listitem>
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79 | <para>This option enables building Berkeley DB 1.85 compatibility
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80 | API.</para>
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81 | </listitem>
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82 | </varlistentry>
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83 |
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84 | <varlistentry>
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85 | <term><parameter>--enable-cxx</parameter></term>
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86 | <listitem>
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87 | <para>This option enables building C++ API libraries.</para>
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88 | </listitem>
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89 | </varlistentry>
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90 |
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91 | </variablelist>
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92 |
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93 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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94 |
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95 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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96 |
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97 | <para>It is not possible to test the package meaningfully, because
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98 | that would involve building TCL bindings. TCL bindings cannot be
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99 | built properly now because TCL is linked against Glibc in
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100 | <filename class="directory">/tools</filename>, not against Glibc in
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101 | <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>.</para>
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102 |
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103 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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104 |
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105 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make docdir=/usr/share/doc/db-&db-version; install</userinput></screen>
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106 |
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107 | <variablelist>
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108 | <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title>
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109 |
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110 | <varlistentry>
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111 | <term><parameter>docdir=...</parameter></term>
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112 | <listitem>
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113 | <para>This variable specifies the correct place for the
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114 | documentation.</para>
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115 | </listitem>
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116 | </varlistentry>
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117 |
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118 | </variablelist>
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119 |
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120 | <para>Fix the ownership of the installed documentation:</para>
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121 |
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122 | <screen><userinput remap="install">chown -Rv root:root /usr/share/doc/db-&db-version;</userinput></screen>
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123 |
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124 | </sect2>
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125 |
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126 | <sect2 id="contents-db" role="content">
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127 | <title>Contents of Berkeley DB</title>
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128 |
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129 | <segmentedlist>
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130 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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131 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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132 |
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133 | <seglistitem>
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134 | <seg>db_archive, db_checkpoint, db_deadlock, db_dump, db_hotbackup,
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135 | db_load, db_printlog, db_recover, db_stat, db_upgrade, and db_verify</seg>
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136 | <seg>libdb.{so,ar}and libdb_cxx.r{o,ar}</seg>
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137 | </seglistitem>
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138 | </segmentedlist>
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139 |
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140 | <variablelist>
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141 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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142 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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143 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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144 |
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145 | <varlistentry id="db_archive">
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146 | <term><command>db_archive</command></term>
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147 | <listitem>
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148 | <para>Prints the pathnames of log files that are no longer in use</para>
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149 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_archive">
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150 | <primary sortas="b-db_archive">db_archive</primary>
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151 | </indexterm>
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152 | </listitem>
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153 | </varlistentry>
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154 |
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155 | <varlistentry id="db_checkpoint">
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156 | <term><command>db_checkpoint</command></term>
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157 | <listitem>
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158 | <para>A daemon used to monitor and checkpoint database logs</para>
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159 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_checkpoint">
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160 | <primary sortas="b-db_checkpoint">db_checkpoint</primary>
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161 | </indexterm>
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162 | </listitem>
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163 | </varlistentry>
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164 |
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165 | <varlistentry id="db_deadlock">
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166 | <term><command>db_deadlock</command></term>
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167 | <listitem>
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168 | <para>A daemon used to abort lock requests when deadlocks are
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169 | detected</para>
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170 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_deadlock">
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171 | <primary sortas="b-db_deadlock">db_deadlock</primary>
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172 | </indexterm>
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173 | </listitem>
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174 | </varlistentry>
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175 |
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176 | <varlistentry id="db_dump">
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177 | <term><command>db_dump</command></term>
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178 | <listitem>
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179 | <para>Converts database files to a plain-text file format readable
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180 | by <command>db_load</command></para>
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181 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_dump">
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182 | <primary sortas="b-db_dump">db_dump</primary>
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183 | </indexterm>
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184 | </listitem>
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185 | </varlistentry>
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186 |
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187 | <varlistentry id="db_hotbackup">
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188 | <term><command>db_hotbackup</command></term>
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189 | <listitem>
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190 | <para>Creates <quote>hot backup</quote> or <quote>hot failover</quote>
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191 | snapshots of Berkeley DB databases</para>
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192 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_hotbackup">
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193 | <primary sortas="b-db_hotbackup">db_hotbackup</primary>
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194 | </indexterm>
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195 | </listitem>
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196 | </varlistentry>
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197 |
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198 | <varlistentry id="db_load">
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199 | <term><command>db_load</command></term>
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200 | <listitem>
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201 | <para>Is used to create database files from plain-text files</para>
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202 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_load">
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203 | <primary sortas="b-db_load">db_load</primary>
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204 | </indexterm>
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205 | </listitem>
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206 | </varlistentry>
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207 |
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208 | <varlistentry id="db_printlog">
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209 | <term><command>db_printlog</command></term>
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210 | <listitem>
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211 | <para>Converts database log files to human readable text</para>
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212 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_printlog">
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213 | <primary sortas="b-db_printlog">db_printlog</primary>
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214 | </indexterm>
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215 | </listitem>
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216 | </varlistentry>
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217 |
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218 | <varlistentry id="db_recover">
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219 | <term><command>db_recover</command></term>
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220 | <listitem>
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221 | <para>Is used to restore a database to a consistent state after a
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222 | failure</para>
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223 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_recover">
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224 | <primary sortas="b-db_recover">db_recover</primary>
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225 | </indexterm>
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226 | </listitem>
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227 | </varlistentry>
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228 |
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229 | <varlistentry id="db_stat">
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230 | <term><command>db_stat</command></term>
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231 | <listitem>
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232 | <para>Displays statistics for Berkeley databases</para>
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233 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_stat">
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234 | <primary sortas="b-db_stat">db_stat</primary>
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235 | </indexterm>
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236 | </listitem>
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237 | </varlistentry>
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238 |
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239 | <varlistentry id="db_upgrade">
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240 | <term><command>db_upgrade</command></term>
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241 | <listitem>
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242 | <para>Is used to upgrade database files to a newer version of
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243 | Berkeley DB</para>
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244 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_upgrade">
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245 | <primary sortas="b-db_upgrade">db_upgrade</primary>
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246 | </indexterm>
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247 | </listitem>
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248 | </varlistentry>
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249 |
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250 | <varlistentry id="db_verify">
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251 | <term><command>db_verify</command></term>
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252 | <listitem>
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253 | <para>Is used to run consistency checks on database files</para>
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254 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db db_verify">
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255 | <primary sortas="b-db_verify">db_verify</primary>
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256 | </indexterm>
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257 | </listitem>
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258 | </varlistentry>
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259 |
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260 |
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261 | <varlistentry id="libdb">
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262 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libdb.{so,a}</filename></term>
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263 | <listitem>
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264 | <para>Contains functions to manipulate database files from C
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265 | programs</para>
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266 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db libdb">
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267 | <primary sortas="c-libdb">libdb</primary>
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268 | </indexterm>
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269 | </listitem>
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270 | </varlistentry>
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271 |
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272 | <varlistentry id="libdb_cxx">
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273 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libdb_cxx.{so,a}</filename></term>
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274 | <listitem>
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275 | <para>Contains functions to manipulate database files from C++
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276 | programs</para>
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277 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-db libdb_cxx">
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278 | <primary sortas="c-libdb_cxx">libdb_cxx</primary>
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279 | </indexterm>
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280 | </listitem>
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281 | </varlistentry>
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282 |
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283 | </variablelist>
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284 |
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285 | </sect2>
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286 |
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287 | </sect1>
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