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.TH "KDB\-EXPORT" "1" "2015-11-19" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBkdb\-export\fR \- Export keys from the key database
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBkdb export <source> [<format>]\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This command allows a user to export keys from the key database\.
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Keys are exported to \fBstdout\fR in whichever format is specified\.
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The default format is \fBdump\fR but can be changed by editing the value of the \fBsw/kdb/current/format\fR key\.
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This command can also be used to view full key(s) including their values\.
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.SH "USAGE"
Where \fBsource\fR is the path of the key(s) you want to export\.
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Additionally, the user can specify a format to use by passing it as the option argument \fBformat\fR\.
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The \fBformat\fR attribute relies on Elektra\'s plugin system to export the keys in the desired format\. The user can view all plugins available for use by running the kdb\-list(1) command\. To learn about any plugin, the user can simply use the kdb\-info(1) command\.
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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\-E\fR, \fB\-\-without\-elektra\fR
Omit the \fBsystem/elektra\fR directory\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
To view your full key database in Elektra\'s native \fBdump\fR format: \fBkdb export /\fR
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To backup your full key database in Elektra\'s native \fBdump\fR format to a file called \fBfull\-backup\.ecf\fR: \fBkdb export / > full\-backup\.ecf\fR
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To view a keyset stored in \fBuser/keyset\fR in the XML format: \fBkdb export user/keyset xmltool\fR
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To backup a keyset stored in \fBuser/keyset\fR in the \fBini\fR format to a file called \fBkeyset\.ini\fR: \fBkdb export user/keyset ini > keyset\.ini\fR
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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For an introductions into plugins, read elektra\-plugins(7) \fIelektra\-plugins\.md\fR\.
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Only storage plugins can be used for formatting\.
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