12.31 dbm.ndbm - NDBM interface

Module: dbm.ndbm ¶

Provides interface to the ’new’ dbm library, a.k.a. ndbm. Extends dbm.

Class: <ndbm> ¶

{dbm.ndbm} Inherits <dbm>. Provides an implementation for NDBM library. This module is only installed when your system already has NDBM.

Besides the unified DBM interface (see dbm - Generic DBM interface), this module provides the following low-level functions that provides direct access to the ndbm API. See ndbm manual for details of these APIs.

Function: ndbm-open path flags mode ¶

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Function: ndbm-close ndbm-object ¶

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Function: ndbm-closed? ndbm-object ¶

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Function: ndbm-store ndbm-object key content :optional flag ¶

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Function: ndbm-fetch ndbm-object key ¶

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Function: ndbm-delete ndbm-object key ¶

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Function: ndbm-firstkey ndbm-object ¶

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Function: ndbm-nextkey ndbm-object ¶

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Function: ndbm-error ndbm-object ¶

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Function: ndbm-clear-error ndbm-object ¶

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