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Re: ndbm is a mess... What is dbm?



jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl (J.H.M.Dassen)  wrote on 27.02.96 in <[🔎] 199602271849.SAA10432@ind302gb.wi.leidenuniv.nl>:

> > >>>>> "Neal" == Neal Becker <neal@ctd.comsat.com> writes:
> >     Neal> I tried grabbing the current gdbm and db packages.  We have
> > <...>
> >
> >  What are gdbm and db?  I've never heard of them.  What are they for?
>
> They are both libraries for "databases" (implementing dictionary
> data structures (aka hashes)).

db also includes btree support (aka sorted databases).


MfG Kai


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