README
1# $OpenBSD: README,v 1.3 2001/01/29 02:05:40 niklas Exp $
2# $NetBSD: README,v 1.5 1996/05/03 21:54:19 cgd Exp $
3# @(#)README 8.8 (Berkeley) 7/31/94
4
5To run the tests, enter "make regress".
6
7Fairly large files (the command files) are built in this directory during
8the test runs, and even larger files (the database files) are created in
9"/var/tmp". If the latter directory doesn't exist, set the environmental
10variable TMPDIR to a directory where the files can be built.
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13The script file consists of lines with an initial character which is
14the command for that line, or an initial character indicating a key
15or data entry for a previous command.
16
17Legal command characters are as follows:
18
19c: compare a record
20 + must be followed by [kK][dD]; the data value in the database
21 associated with the specified key is compared to the specified
22 data value.
23e: echo a string
24 + writes out the rest of the line into the output file; if the
25 last character is not a carriage-return, a newline is appended.
26f: set the flags for the next command
27 + no value zero's the flags
28g: do a get command
29 + must be followed by [kK]
30 + writes out the retrieved data DBT.
31o [r]: dump [reverse]
32 + dump the database out, if 'r' is set, in reverse order.
33p: do a put command
34 + must be followed by [kK][dD]
35r: do a del command
36 + must be followed by [kK] unless R_CURSOR flag set.
37S: sync the database
38s: do a seq command
39 + must be followed by [kK] if R_CURSOR flag set.
40 + writes out the retrieved data DBT.
41
42Legal key/data characters are as follows:
43
44D [file]: data file
45 + set the current data value to the contents of the file
46d [data]:
47 + set the current key value to the contents of the line.
48K [file]: key file
49 + set the current key value to the contents of the file
50k [data]:
51 + set the current key value to the contents of the line.
52
53Blank lines, lines with leading white space, and lines with leading
54hash marks (#) are ignored.
55
56Options to dbtest are as follows:
57
58 -d: Set the DB_LOCK flag.
59 -f: Use the file argument as the database file.
60 -i: Use the rest of the argument to set elements in the info
61 structure. If the type is btree, then "-i cachesize=10240"
62 will set BTREEINFO.cachesize to 10240.
63 -o: The rest of the argument is the output file instead of
64 using stdout.
65 -s: Don't delete the database file before opening it, i.e.
66 use the database file from a previous run.
67
68Dbtest requires two arguments, the type of access "hash", "recno"
69or "btree", and the script name or "-" to indicate stdin.
70