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.TH "KDB\-GET" "1" "2015-11-19" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBkdb\-get\fR \- Get the value of a key stored in the key database
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBkdb get <path>\fR
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.P
Where \fBpath\fR is the full path to the key\.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This command is used to retrieve the value of a key\.
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.P
If you enter a \fBpath\fR starting with a leading \fB/\fR, then a cascading lookup will be performed in order to attempt to locate the key\.
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.br
In this case, using the \fB\-v\fR option allows the user to see the full \fBpath\fR of the key if it is found\.
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.P
Note: There is a current limitation where only keys that are mounted will be considered during a cascading lookup\.
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A workaround that will lookup all keys is to pass the \fB\-a\fR option\.
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Additionally, a user can use the command \fBkdb ls <same key>\fR to see if an override or a fallback will be considered by the lookup\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show the man page\.
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version info\.
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\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR
Consider all of the keys\.
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-newline\fR
Suppress the newline at the end of the output\.
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Explain what is happening\. Gives a complete trace of all tried keys\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
To get the value of a key:
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.br
\fBkdb get user/example/key\fR
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To get the value of a key using a cascading lookup:
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\fBkdb get /example/key\fR
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To get the value of a key without adding a newline to the end of it: \fBkdb get \-n /example/key\fR
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To explain why a specific key was used (for cascading keys): \fBkdb get \-v /example/key\fR
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IP "\(bu" 4
For more about cascading keys see elektra\-cascading(7) \fIelektra\-cascading\.md\fR
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.IP "\(bu" 4
TO get keys in shell scripts, you also can use kdb\-sget(1) \fIkdb\-sget\.md\fR
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