NAME

       kdb-get - Get the value of a key stored in the key database

SYNOPSIS

       kdb get <path>

       Where path is the full path to the key.

DESCRIPTION

       This command is used to retrieve the value of a key.

       If  you  enter a path starting with a leading /, then a cascading lookup will be performed
       in order to attempt to locate the key.
       In this case, using the -v option allows the user to see the full path of the key if it is
       found.

       Note:  There  is  a current limitation where only keys that are mounted will be considered
       during a cascading lookup.
       A workaround that will lookup all keys is to pass the -a option.
       Additionally, a user can use the command kdb ls <same key> to see  if  an  override  or  a
       fallback will be considered by the lookup.

OPTIONS

       -H, --help
              Show the man page.

       -V, --version
              Print version info.

       -a, --all
              Consider all of the keys.

       -n, --no-newline
              Suppress the newline at the end of the output.

       -v, --verbose
              Explain what is happening. Gives a complete trace of all tried keys.

EXAMPLES

       To get the value of a key:
       kdb get user/example/key

       To get the value of a key using a cascading lookup:
       kdb get /example/key

       To  get  the  value  of  a  key  without  adding  a  newline  to the end of it: kdb get -n
       /example/key

       To explain why a specific key was used (for cascading keys): kdb get -v /example/key

SEE ALSO

       •   For more about cascading keys see elektra-cascading(7) elektra-cascading.md

       •   TO get keys in shell scripts, you also can use kdb-sget(1) kdb-sget.md

                                            July 2017                                  KDB-GET(1)