SYNOPSIS

kdb shell

DESCRIPTION

This command is used to start an instance of the kdb shell.
The kdb shell allows for a user to interactively view, edit, or otherwise work with the key database.

SHELL COMMANDS

The kdb shell offers a number of commands to interact with the key database.

• kdbGet <name>: Get the value of a key.
• kdbSet <name>: Set the value of a key.
• keySetName <name>: Set the name of the current key.
• keySetMeta <name> <string>: Set a metakey associated with the current key.
• keySetString <string>: Set a string value for the current key.
• ksAppendKey: Append the current key to the current keyset.
• ksCut <name>: Cut the current keyset.
• ksOutput: Prints the keys in the current keyset.

OPTIONS

• -H, --help: Show the man page.
• -V, --version: Print version info.
• -p, --profile <profile>: Use a different kdb profile.
• -C, --color <when>: Print never/auto(default)/always colored output.

EXAMPLES

To execute commands from a textfile, you can use:
cat commands.txt | kdb shell

To have readline functionality (line editing, history, ...), you can use:
rlwrap kdb shell

SEE ALSO

To learn more about these commands and how they work, refer to the Elektra API Documentation.