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NAME

       kdb-export - Export keys from the key database

SYNOPSIS

       kdb export <source> [<format>]

DESCRIPTION

       This command allows a user to export keys from the key database.
       Keys are exported to stdout in whichever format is specified.
       The default format is dump but can be changed by editing the value of the sw/kdb/current/format key.
       This command can also be used to view full key(s) including their values.

USAGE

       Where source is the path of the key(s) you want to export.
       Additionally, the user can specify a format to use by passing it as the option argument format.
       The format attribute relies on Elektra´s plugin system to export the keys in the desired format. The user
       can view all plugins available for use by running the kdb-list(1) command. To learn about any plugin, the
       user can simply use the kdb-info(1) command.

OPTIONS

       -H, --help
              Show the man page.

       -V, --version
              Print version info.

       -E, --without-elektra
              Omit the system/elektra directory.

EXAMPLES

       To view your full key database in Elektra´s native dump format: kdb export /

       To  backup  your  full key database in Elektra´s native dump format to a file called full-backup.ecf: kdb
       export / > full-backup.ecf

       To view a keyset stored in user/keyset in the XML format: kdb export user/keyset xmltool

       To backup a keyset stored in user/keyset in the ini format  to  a  file  called  keyset.ini:  kdb  export
       user/keyset ini > keyset.ini

SEE ALSO

       •   For an introductions into plugins, read elektra-plugins(7) elektra-plugins.md.

       •   Only storage plugins can be used for formatting.

                                                  November 2015                                    KDB-EXPORT(1)