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KDB-GET(1) KDB-GET(1)

NAME

kdb-get - Get the value of a key stored in the key database

SYNOPSIS

kdb get <path>

Where path is the full path to the key.

DESCRIPTION

This command is used to retrieve the value of a key.

If you enter a path starting with a leading /, then a cascading lookup will be performed in order to attempt to locate the key.
In this case, using the -v option allows the user to see the full path of the key if it is found.

Note: There is a current limitation where only keys that are mounted will be considered during a cascading lookup.
A workaround that will lookup all keys is to pass the -a option.
Additionally, a user can use the command kdb ls <same key> to see if an override or a fallback will be considered by the lookup.

OPTIONS

Show the man page.
Print version info.
Consider all of the keys.
Suppress the newline at the end of the output.
Explain what is happening. Gives a complete trace of all tried keys.

EXAMPLES

To get the value of a key:
kdb get user/example/key

To get the value of a key using a cascading lookup:
kdb get /example/key

To get the value of a key without adding a newline to the end of it: kdb get -n /example/key

To explain why a specific key was used (for cascading keys): kdb get -v /example/key

SEE ALSO

  • For more about cascading keys see elektra-cascading(7) elektra-cascading.md
  • TO get keys in shell scripts, you also can use kdb-sget(1) kdb-sget.md

2015-11-19