---
name: "skate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "skate"
version: "1.1.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skate"
---

# skate(1)

Skate, a personal key value store.

## NAME

skate - Skate, a personal key value store.

## SYNOPSIS

**skate** \[*options...*\] \[*argument...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

- **--store**

  path to the Skate store (defaults to SKATE\_STORE or the user data directory)

## COMMANDS

- **completion**

  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell

- **COMMANDS**

  **bash**

  Generate the autocompletion script for bash

  - **OPTIONS**

    **--no-descriptions** disable completion descriptions

  - **fish**

    Generate the autocompletion script for fish

  - **OPTIONS**

    **--no-descriptions** disable completion descriptions

  - **powershell**

    Generate the autocompletion script for powershell

  - **OPTIONS**

    **--no-descriptions** disable completion descriptions

  - **zsh**

    Generate the autocompletion script for zsh

  - **OPTIONS**

    **--no-descriptions** disable completion descriptions

- **delete** KEY\[@DB\]

  Delete a key with an optional @ db.

- **delete-db** \[@DB\]

  Delete a database

- **get** KEY\[@DB\]

  Get a value for a key with an optional @ db.

- **OPTIONS**

  **--c --copy** copy value to clipboard

  - **--b --show-binary**

    print binary values

- **help** \[command\]

  Help about any command

- **list** \[@DB\]

  List key value pairs with an optional @ db.

- **OPTIONS**

  **--d --delimiter** delimiter to separate keys and values

  - **--k --keys-only**

    only print keys and don't fetch values from the db

  - **--r --reverse**

    list in reverse lexicographic order

  - **--b --show-binary**

    print binary values

  - **--v --values-only**

    only print values

- **list-dbs**

  List databases.

- **set** KEY\[@DB\] \[VALUE\]

  Set a value for a key with an optional @ db. If VALUE is omitted, read value from the standard input.