SYNOPSIS

kdb shell

DESCRIPTION

This command is used to start an instance of the kdb shell.
The kdb shell allows for a user to interactively view, edit, or otherwise work with the key database.

SHELL COMMANDS

The kdb shell offers a number of commands to interact with the key database.

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kdbGet <name>: Get the value of a key.

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kdbSet <name>: Set the value of a key.

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keySetName <name>: Set the name of the current key.

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keySetMeta <name> <string>: Set a meta key associated with the current key.

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keySetString <string>: Set a string value for the current key.

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ksAppendKey: Append the current key to the current keyset.

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ksCut <name>: Cut the current keyset.

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ksOutput: Prints the keys in the current keyset.

OPTIONS

-H, --help

Show the man page.

-V, --version

Print version info.

EXAMPLES

To execute commands from a textfile, you can use:

cat commands.txt | kdb shell