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

# odtest(1)

test cases for QDBM Odeum

## NAME

odtest - test cases for QDBM Odeum

## SYNOPSIS

**odtest write** \[-tune *ibnum* *idnum* *cbnum* *csiz*\] *name* *dnum* *wnum* *pnum*\
 **odtest read** *name*\
 **odtest combo** *name*\
 **odtest wicked** *name dnum*

## DESCRIPTION

The command \`odtest' is a utility for facility test and performance test.  Check a database generated by the command or measure the execution time of the command.  This command is used in the following format.  \`name' specifies a database name.  \`dnum' specifies the number of the documents.  \`wnum' specifies the number of words per document.  \`pnum' specifies the number of patterns of words.

- **odtest write \[-tune ibnum idnum cbnum csiz\] name dnum wnum pnum**

  Store documents with random attributes and random words.

- **odtest read name**

  Retrieve all documents of the database above.

- **odtest combo name**

  Perform combination test of various operations.

- **odtest wicked name dnum**

  Perform updating operations selected at random.

Options feature the following.

**-tune ibnum idnum cbnum csiz** : set tuning parameters.

This command returns 0 on success, another on failure.  The environment variable \`QDBMDBGFD' specifies the file descriptor to output the history of updating the variable \`dpecode'.

## SEE ALSO

[**qdbm**(3)](/qdbm/3.md), [**odeum**(3)](/odeum/3.md)

## AUTHOR

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