README for dbtool 1.9.2 (21/11/2025)

dbtool can be used to store and retrieve data in a key/value format in a hash database. Perl compatible regular expressions are supported both for storing and retrieving of data. It's main advantages are the ability to maintain huge amounts of data and speed.

Requirements

You need either the GNU gdbm library or the Berkeley database system. You can find gdbm at: http://www.gnu.org/software/gdbm/gdbm.html And the berkeley library at: https://libdb.org/.

You will also need meson and ninja: https://mesonbuild.com/.

If you want to build the manual page, you'll need perl as well.

Installation from source

Check out the source and execute:

meson setup build
ninja -C build

You can supply some additional parameters to meson, type meson configuration for details.

To install, execute:

sudo ninja -C install

Documentation

After successfully installation read the installed man- page:

man dbtool

You can also read the manual page online.

Report bugs

Please open an issue. Thanks!

License and Disclaimer

dbtool is Copyright (c) 2001-2025 by T.v. Dein. dbtool may be used and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. All other brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

These programs are distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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