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14<b><i>db</i> <b>count</b></b>
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24<b>Description(db count)</b>
25<p>The <i>db</i> <b>count</b> command returns a count of the number of duplicate
26data items for the key given.  If the key does not exist, a value of 0
27is returned.  If there are no duplicates, or if the database does not
28support duplicates, but a key/data pair exists, a value of 1 is
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