.TH "md_doc_help_kdb-file" 3elektra "Sun May 29 2016" "Version 0.8.14" "Elektra" \" -*- nroff -*-
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md_doc_help_kdb-file \- kdb-file(1) -- Displays which file a key is stored in 
\fCkdb file <path>\fP
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Where \fCpath\fP is the path of a key\&.
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.SS "DESCRIPTION"
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This command prints which file a given key is stored in\&. While many keys are stored in a default key database file, many others are stored in any number of configuration files located all over the system\&. This tool is made to allow users to find out the file that a key is actually stored in\&. This command makes use of Elektra's \fCresolver\fP plugin which the uer can learn more about by running the command \fCkdb info resolver\fP\&.
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.SS "OPTIONS"
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\fC-H\fP, \fC--help\fP: Show the man page\&.
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\fC-V\fP, \fC--version\fP: Print version info\&.
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\fC-n\fP, \fC--no-newline\fP: Suppress the newline at the end of the output\&.
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\fC-N\fP, \fC--namespace ns\fP: Specify the namespace to use when writing cascading keys\&. Default: value of \fC/sw/kdb/current/namespace\fP or user\&.
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.SS "KDB"
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\fC/sw/kdb/current/namespace\fP: Specifies which default namespace should be used when setting a cascading name\&. Note, that as root you can set \fCuser/sw/kdb/current/namespace\fP to \fCsystem\fP to get the expected default\&. (by default the namespace is user)
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.SS "EXAMPLES"
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To find which file a key is stored in: \fCkdb file user/example/key\fP
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.SS "SEE ALSO"
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\fBelektra-mounting(7)\fP
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\fBelektra-namespaces(7)\fP 
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