From 4d4690e6411ed79ded2d63d20c5ccbf97903bfde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Karels Date: Tue, 13 May 1986 00:59:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] refer to ndbm SCCS-vsn: old/libndbm/dbm.3 6.3 --- usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3 | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3 b/usr/src/old/libndbm/dbm.3 index db0630b8b3..ef196fe9f9 100644 --- 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. .\" -.\" @(#)dbm.3 6.2 (Berkeley) %G% +.\" @(#)dbm.3 6.3 (Berkeley) %G% .\" .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\- data base subroutines .B datum nextkey(key) .B datum key; .SH DESCRIPTION +.ft B +Note: the dbm library has been superceded by ndbm(3), +and is now implemented using ndbm.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. @@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ Routines that return a .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 -- 2.20.1