NAME

       kdb-shell - Start a kdb shell instance

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 meta key 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.

EXAMPLES

       To execute commands from a textfile, you can use:

           cat commands.txt | kdb shell

SEE ALSO

       To learn more  about  these  commands  and  how  they  work,  refer  to  the  Elektra  API
       Documentation http://doc.libelektra.org/api/current/html.

                                          November 2015                              KDB-SHELL(1)