kdb-setmeta(1) -- Set the value of a meta key

kdb setmeta <key-name> <meta-name> <meta-value>

Where key-name is the path to the key that the meta key is associated with, meta-name is the name of the meta key the user would like to set the value of (or create), and meta-value is the value the user wishes to set the meta key to.

DESCRIPTION

This command allows the user to set the value of an individual meta key. If a key does not already exist and the user tries setting a meta key associated with it, the key will be created with a null value. There is some special handling for the meta data atime, mtime and ctime. They will be converted to time_t.

For cascading keys, the namespace will default to spec, because that is the place where you usually want to set meta data.

OPTIONS

• -H, --help: Show the man page.
• -V, --version: Print version info.
• -p, --profile=<profile>: Use a different kdb profile.
• -v, --verbose: Explain what is happening.
• -C, --color=[when]: Print never/auto(default)/always colored output.

EXAMPLES

To set a meta key called description associated with the key user/example/key to the value Hello World!: kdb setmeta spec/example/key description "Hello World!"

To create a new key spec/example/newkey with a null value (if it did not exist before) and a meta key namespace/#0 associated with it to the value system: kdb setmeta /example/newkey "namespace/#0" system

To create an override link for a /test key:

    kdb set /overrides/test "example override"
    sudo kdb setmeta spec/test override/#0 /overrides/test

SEE ALSO

• How to get meta data: kdb-getmeta(1)
• elektra-meta-data(7)