1GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extendible hashing and
2works similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines.
3
4This is release 1.8.3 of GNU dbm.
5
6To compile gdbm:
7
8   a)  configure <config parameters like -prefix ... see INSTALL>
9   b)  make 
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11To compile the optional test and conversion programs:
12
13   a)  make progs
14
15To install the basic package:
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17   a)  make install
18
19To install the optional dbm and ndbm API compatibility library and headers:
20
21   a)  make install-compat
22
23Please report bugs to
24	bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org
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27
28The files are:
29
30INSTALL		- Installation tips and information.
31NEWS		- New and changed things.
32COPYING		- Copying information.
33README		- This file.
34
35bucket.c, extern.h, falloc.c, findkey.c, gdbm.proto, gdbmclose.c,
36gdbmconst.h gdbmdefs.h, gdbmdelete.c, gdbmerrno.h, gdbmfdesc.c, gdbmfetch.c,
37gdbmsync.c, gdbmopen.c, gdbmreorg.c, gdbmseq.c, gdbmstore.c, global.c, gdbm.h,
38hash.c systems.h, update.c, version.c - Source for GNU dbm library.
39
40dbm.h dbminit.c, delete.c, fetch.c, seq.c, store.c - Source for the
41DBM interface.
42
43dbmclose.c, dbmdelete.c, dbmdirfno.c, dbmfetch.c, dbmopen.c, dbmpagfno.c
44dbmseq.c, dbmstore.c, ndbm.h - Source for the NDBM interface.
45
46Makefile 	- Makefile, will make gdbm.a  (BSD and SYSV)
47testgdbm.c	- A simple test program.
48testdbm.c	- A simple test program.
49testndbm.c	- A simple test program.
50conv2gdbm.c	- A dbm database conversion program.
51
52gdbm.3, gdbm.texinfo - Documentation for gdbm.
53
54The author of GNU dbm may be reached via e-mail to <phil@cs.wwu.edu>,
55and the current maintainer may be reached at <downsj@downsj.com>.
56E-mail may be sent to either, or both, of these people.
57