DBE

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 1. April 1989
 

NAME

dbe - database editor

dbe.add - add entries to reldb table

dbe.change - change entries in reldb table.  

SYNOPSIS

dbe.add data

dbe.change data  

DESCRIPTION

A true database editor should allow easy editing of a table, including type checking, limits on numbers etc. Even better, it should be possible to edit several tables, going through them all simultaneously, using one or more key fields.

None of the above has been implemented, although it would be fairly easy e.g. in lisp within GNU Emacs.

Instead, two shell scripts exist: dbe.add for adding lines to a table, and dbe.change for going through all the lines in a table, with the option of reentering any field in any record.

To use dbe.add, simply type the command followed by the name of a table. The table must exist. The script will then prompt for each field in the record. The user enters values for the field and hits return in the end. After a record is complete, the program appends the record to the file.

The program is terminated by typing ^C (hold down control while pressing c).  

SEE ALSO

reldb(1).  

BUGS

Dbe is missing.