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<ndbm.h>(P)		   POSIX Programmer's Manual		   <ndbm.h>(P)

PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the	 corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.

NAME
       ndbm.h - definitions for ndbm database operations

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ndbm.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The <ndbm.h> header shall define the datum type	as  a  structure  that
       includes at least the following members:

	      void   *dptr  A pointer to the application's data.
	      size_t  dsize The size of the object pointed to by dptr.

       The size_t type shall be defined as described in <stddef.h> .

       The <ndbm.h> header shall define the DBM type.

       The  following  constants  shall	 be defined as possible values for the
       store_mode argument to dbm_store():

       DBM_INSERT
	      Insertion of new entries only.

       DBM_REPLACE
	      Allow replacing existing entries.

       The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as
       macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

	      int     dbm_clearerr(DBM *);
	      void    dbm_close(DBM *);
	      int     dbm_delete(DBM *, datum);
	      int     dbm_error(DBM *);
	      datum   dbm_fetch(DBM *, datum);
	      datum   dbm_firstkey(DBM *);
	      datum   dbm_nextkey(DBM *);
	      DBM    *dbm_open(const char *, int, mode_t);
	      int     dbm_store(DBM *, datum, datum, int);

       The  mode_t  type  shall	 be  defined  through  typedef as described in
       <sys/types.h> .

       The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE
       None.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       <stddef.h>  ,  <sys/types.h>  ,	the  System   Interfaces   volume   of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, dbm_clearerr()

COPYRIGHT
       Portions	 of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating	System	Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003	by  the	 Institute  of
       Electrical  and	Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained	online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group		     2003			   <ndbm.h>(P)
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