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

# vlmgr(1)

administration utility for QDBM Villa

## NAME

vlmgr - administration utility for QDBM Villa

## SYNOPSIS

**vlmgr create** \[-cz\|-cy\|-cx\] *name*\
 **vlmgr put** \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-vx\|-vi\|-vf\] \[-keep\|-cat\|-dup\] *name* *key* *val*\
 **vlmgr out** \[-l\] \[-kx\|-ki\] *name* *key*\
 **vlmgr get** \[-nl\] \[-l\] \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-ox\] \[-n\] *name* *key*\
 **vlmgr list** \[-nl\] \[-k\|-v\] \[-kx\|-ki\] \[-ox\] \[-top *key*\] \[-bot *key*\] \[-gt\] \[-lt\] \[-max *num*\] \[-desc\] *name*\
 **vlmgr optimize** *name*\
 **vlmgr inform** \[-nl\] *name*\
 **vlmgr remove** *name*\
 **vlmgr repair** \[-ki\] *name*\
 **vlmgr exportdb** \[-ki\] *name* *file*\
 **vlmgr importdb** \[-ki\] *name* *file*\
 **vlmgr version**

## DESCRIPTION

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

**vlmgr** is a utility for debugging Villa 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#villacli.

- **-cz**

  compress leaves in the database with ZLIB.

- **-cy**

  compress leaves in the database with LZO.

- **-cx**

  compress leaves in the database with BZIP2.

- **-l**

  all records corresponding the key are dealt.

- **-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 \`VL\_DKEEP'.

- **-cat**

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

- **-dup**

  specify the storing mode for \`VL\_DDUP'.

- **-nl**

  open the database without file locking.

- **-top** *key*

  specify the top key of listing.

- **-bot** *key*

  specify the bottom key of listing.

- **-gt**

  do not include the top key of listing.

- **-lt**

  do not include the bottom key of listing.

- **-max** *num*

  specify the max number of listing.

- **-desc**

  list in descending order.

- **-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) [**vltsv**(1)](/vltsv/1.md), [**villa**(3)](/villa/3.md), [**vlopen**(3)](/vlopen/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).