.TH "md_doc_help_kdb" 3elektra "Sun May 29 2016" "Version 0.8.14" "Elektra" \" -*- nroff -*- .ad l .nh .SH NAME md_doc_help_kdb \- kdb(1) -- key database access tools Elektra provides a universal and secure framework to store configuration parameters in a global, hierarchical key database\&. .PP The core is a small library implemented in C\&. The plugin-based framework fulfills many configuration-related tasks to avoid any unnecessary code duplication across applications while it still allows the core to stay without any external dependency\&. Elektra abstracts from cross-platform-related issues with an consistent API, and allows applications to be aware of other applications' configurations, leveraging easy application integration\&. .PP The man pages can also be viewed online at: http://doc.libelektra.org/api/current/html/pages.html .PP And the page you are currently reading at: http://doc.libelektra.org/api/current/html/md_doc_help_kdb.html .PP Concepts are in man page section 7 and are prefixed with \fCelektra-\fP\&. You should start reading \fBelektra-introduction(7)\fP\&. .PP Tools are in man page section 1 and are prefixed with \fCkdb-\fP\&. You should start reading \fBkdb-introduction(1)\fP\&. .PP Documentation of plugins is available using the \fBkdb-info(1)\fP tool\&. Run \fCkdb list\fP for a list of plugins\&. .PP The man pages are also displayed when invoking a kdb-tool with \fC--help\fP\&. .PP .SS "OPTIONS" .PP Commonly used options for all programs: .PP .IP "\(bu" 2 \fC-H\fP, \fC--help\fP: Show the man page\&. .IP "\(bu" 2 \fC-V\fP, \fC--version\fP: Print version info\&. .PP