glfs/content/databases/db/db-desc.xml
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<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The <application>db</application> package contains
<command>db_archive</command>,
<command>db_checkpoint</command>,
<command>db_deadlock</command>,
<command>db_dump</command>,
<command>db_load</command>,
<command>db_printlog</command>,
<command>db_recover</command>,
<command>db_stat</command>,
<command>db_upgrade</command> and
<command>db_verify</command>.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>db_archive</title>
<para><command>db_archive</command> prints the pathnames of log files that are
no longer in use.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_checkpoint</title>
<para><command>db_checkpoint</command> is a daemon process used to monitor and
checkpoint database logs.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_deadlock</title>
<para><command>db_deadlock</command> is used to abort lock requests when
deadlocks are detected.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_dump</title>
<para><command>db_dump</command> converts database files to a flat file format
readable by <command>db_load</command>.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_load</title>
<para><command>db_load</command> is used to create database files from flat
files created with <command>db_dump</command>.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_printlog</title>
<para><command>db_printlog</command> converts database log files to human
readable text.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_recover</title>
<para><command>db_recover</command> is used to restore a database to a
consistent state after a failure.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_stat</title>
<para><command>db_stat</command> displays database environment statistics.
</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_upgrade</title>
<para><command>db_upgrade</command> is used to upgrade database files to a
newer version of Berkeley <application>DB</application>.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>db_verify</title>
<para><command>db_verify</command> is used to run consistency checks on
database files.</para></sect3>
</sect2>