---
name: "dpmgr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qdbm-util"
version: "1.8.78-13+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpmgr"
---

# dpmgr(1)

administration utility for QDBM Depot

## NAME

dpmgr - administration utility for QDBM Depot

## SYNOPSIS

**dpmgr create** \[-s\] \[-bnum *num*\] *name*\
 **dpmgr put** \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-vx\|-vi\|-vf\] \[-keep\|-cat\] \[-na\] *name* *key* *val*\
 **dpmgr out** \[-kx\|-ki\] *name* *key*\
 **dpmgr get** \[-nl\] \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-start *num*\] \[-max *num*\] \[-ox\] \[-n\] *name* *key*\
 **dpmgr list** \[-nl\] \[-k\|-v\] \[-ox\] *name*\
 **dpmgr optimize** \[-bnum *num*\] \[-na\] *name*\
 **dpmgr inform** \[-nl\] *name*\
 **dpmgr remove** *name*\
 **dpmgr repair** *name*\
 **dpmgr exportdb** *name file*\
 **dpmgr importdb** *name file*\
 **dpmgr snaffle** \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-ox\] \[-n\] *name* *key*\
 **dpmgr version**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **dpmgr** commands.

**dpmgr** is a utility for debugging Depot and its applications. It features editing and checking of a database. It can be used for database applications with shell scripts. This command is used in the above format. *name* specifies a database name. *key* specifies the key of a record. *val* specifies the value of a record.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the file:///usr/share/doc/qdbm-doc/spex.html#depotcli.

- **-s**

  make the file sparse.

- **-bnum** *num*

  specify the number of the elements of the bucket array.

- **-kx**

  treat *key* as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.

- **-ki**

  treat *key* as an integer expression of decimal notation.

- **-vx**

  treat *val* as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.

- **-vi**

  treat *val* as an integer expression of decimal notation.

- **-vf**

  read the value from a file specified with *val*.

- **-keep**

  specify the storing mode for \`DP\_DKEEP'.

- **-cat**

  specify the storing mode for \`DP\_DCAT'.

- **-na**

  do not set alignment.

- **-nl**

  open the database without file locking.

- **-start**

  specify the beginning offset of a value to fetch.

- **-max**

  specify the max size of a value to fetch.

- **-ox**

  treat the output as a binary expression of hexadecimal notation.

- **-n**

  do not output the tailing newline.

- **-k**

  output keys only.

- **-v**

  output values only.

## SEE ALSO

[**qdbm**(3)](/qdbm/3.md), [**dptsv**(1)](/dptsv/1.md), [**dpopen**(3)](/dpopen/3.md).

## AUTHOR

QDBM was written by Mikio Hirabayashi \<mikio@fallabs.com\>.

This manual page was written by Fumitoshi UKAI \<ukai@debian.or.jp\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).