The following table lists some of the commonly used Berkeley database tools (utility programs).
Berkeley Database Tools |
Description |
---|---|
db_archive |
Writes the path names of log files that are no longer in use to the standard output, one pathname per line. |
db_checkpoint |
A daemon process that monitors the database log and periodically calls the checkpoint routine to checkpoint it. |
db_deadlock |
Traverses the database environment lock region and aborts a lock request each time it detects a deadlock or a lock request that has timed out. |
db_dump |
Writes the specified file to standard output in a flat-text format understood by the db_load utility. |
db_load |
Reads from the standard input and loads it into the database file specified. If the file does not already exist it creates it. |
db_printlog |
Debugging utility that dumps log files in human-readable format. |
db_recover |
Restores the database to a consistent state after an unexpected application, database, or system failure. |
db_stat |
Displays statistics for the database environment. |
db_verify |
Verifies the structure of one or more files and the databases they contain. |