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.TH "KDB\-SHELL" "1" "2015-11-19" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBkdb\-shell\fR \- Start a kdb shell instance
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBkdb shell\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This command is used to start an instance of the kdb shell\.
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.br
The kdb shell allows for a user to interactively view, edit, or otherwise work with the key database\.
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.SH "SHELL COMMANDS"
The kdb shell offers a number of commands to interact with the key database\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBkdbGet <name>\fR: Get the value of a key\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBkdbSet <name>\fR: Set the value of a key\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBkeySetName <name>\fR: Set the name of the current key\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBkeySetMeta <name> <string>\fR: Set a meta key associated with the current key\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBkeySetString <string>\fR: Set a string value for the current key\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBksAppendKey\fR: Append the current key to the current keyset\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBksCut <name>\fR: Cut the current keyset\.
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.IP "\(bu" 4
\fBksOutput\fR: Prints the keys in the current keyset\.
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show the man page\.
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.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version info\.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
To execute commands from a textfile, you can use:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

cat commands\.txt | kdb shell
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.fi
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
To learn more about these commands and how they work, refer to the Elektra API Documentation \fIhttp://doc\.libelektra\.org/api/current/html\fR\.