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Headersndbm(3HEAD)


NAME

 ndbm - definitions for ndbm database operations

SYNOPSIS

 
#include <ndbm.h> 

DESCRIPTION

 

The <ndbm.h> header defines the datum type as a structure that includes at least the following members:

 
void   *dptr     /* pointer to the application's data */
size_t dsize     /* size of the object pointed to by dptr */

The size_t type is defined through typedef as described in <stddef.h>.

The <ndbm.h> header defines the DBM type through typedef.

The following constants are defined as possible values for the store_mode argument to dbm_store():

DBM_INSERT
Insertion of new entries only.
DBM_REPLACE
Allow replacing existing entries.

SEE ALSO

 

ndbm(3C), standards(5)


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 12 Jul 1998

 
      
      
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