kdb provides access to the global key database of Elektra via
command-line. In this manual we give an overview of the tool suite
kdb. It is part of Elektra’s tools. The tool suite kdb consists
of individual commands. Most commands are independent and some commands
are sharing an executable. Some commands are written as external scripts.
The included commands can be listed via:
kdb
External commands can be listed via:
kdb list-tools.
Only a few commands are enough for daily use.
We can retrieve a key by:
kdb get user/key
We store a key permanently with a value given by:
kdb set user/key value
We list all available keys arranged below a key by:
kdb ls user/key
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