refer to ndbm

SCCS-vsn: old/libndbm/dbm.3 6.3

diff --git a/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3 b/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3
index db0630b..ef196fe 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3
+++ b/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)dbm.3       6.2 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)dbm.3       6.3 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .TH DBM 3X  ""
 .UC 4
 .\"
 .TH DBM 3X  ""
 .UC 4


@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey \- data base subroutines
 .B datum nextkey(key)
 .B datum key;
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B datum nextkey(key)
 .B datum key;
 .SH DESCRIPTION

+.ft B
+Note: the dbm library has been superceded by ndbm(3),
+and is now implemented using ndbm.
+.ft R

 These functions maintain key/content pairs in a data base.
 The functions will handle very large (a billion blocks)
 databases and will access a keyed item in one or two file system accesses.
 These functions maintain key/content pairs in a data base.
 The functions will handle very large (a billion blocks)
 databases and will access a keyed item in one or two file system accesses.


@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ Routines that return a
 .I datum
 indicate errors with a null (0)
 .I dptr.
 .I datum
 indicate errors with a null (0)
 .I dptr.

+.SH SEE ALSO
+ndbm(3)

 .SH BUGS
 The `.pag' file will contain holes so that its apparent size is about
 four times its actual content.  Older UNIX systems may create real
 .SH BUGS
 The `.pag' file will contain holes so that its apparent size is about
 four times its actual content.  Older UNIX systems may create real