KCPOLYMGR(1)

💖 kcpolymgr — the manual page, but make it make sense 💖

ok so bestie, welcome to kcpolymgr, aka the kcpolymgr(1) situation. it's the manual page for the command line interface to manage the polymorphic database. sit down, grab a strawberry drink 🍓, and let's get into it.

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🎀 NAME 🎀

kcpolymgr — command line interface to manage the polymorphic database

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so kcpolymgr is a utility for test and debugging of the polymorphic database and its applications. it's giving dev-tools energy, it's giving "i live in the terminal and i'm thriving" 💅

before we go anywhere, here's the vocab check, because these little placeholders show up everywhere:

• path — specifies the path of a database file. 🗂️
• key — specifies the key of a record. 🔑
• value — specifies the value of a record. 📝
• file — specifies the input/output file. 📄
• src — specifies other database files. 📚

no cap, that's the whole glossary. now the fun part.

🌈 the commands (aka the whole menu, no skips)

create — makes a database file, fresh out of the box ✨

kcpolymgr create [-otr] [-onl|-otl|-onr] path

inform — prints status information, like a vibe check but for your db 🩺

kcpolymgr inform [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-st] path

set — stores a record. putting something in its place, periodt 💾

kcpolymgr set [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-add|-app|-rep|-inci|-incd] [-sx] path key value

remove — removes a record. bye bestie, it's not personal 🫶

kcpolymgr remove [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-sx] path key

get — prints the value of a record. the reveal moment 👑

kcpolymgr get [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-rm] [-sx] [-px] [-pz] path key

list — prints keys of all records, separated by line feeds. the whole roster, one per line 📋

kcpolymgr list [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-mp|-mr|-ms] [-des] [-max num] [-rm] [-sx] [-pv] [-px] path [key]

clear — removes all records of a database. nuclear option, lowkey 😭

kcpolymgr clear [-onl|-otl|-onr] path

import — imports records from a TSV file. bring your data over, we have room 🌸

kcpolymgr import [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-sx] path [file]

copy — copies the whole database. everything, in one go, iconic 🦋

kcpolymgr copy [-onl|-otl|-onr] path file

dump — dumps records into a snapshot file. saving the moment for later 📸

kcpolymgr dump [-onl|-otl|-onr] path [file]

load — loads records from a snapshot file. bringing the moment back ✨

kcpolymgr load [-otr] [-onl|-otl|-onr] path [file]

merge — merge records from other databases. the friend group reunion 🤝

kcpolymgr merge [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-add|-app|-rep] path src...

setbulk — store records at once. efficiency is the aesthetic 🔥

kcpolymgr setbulk [-onl|-otl|-onr] path key value ...

removebulk — remove records at once. mass exit, but make it organized 💀

kcpolymgr removebulk [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-sx] path key ...

getbulk — retrieve records at once. haul, but for data 🎀

kcpolymgr getbulk [-onl|-otl|-onr] [-sx] [-px] path key ...

check — checks consistency. bestie, are you okay? are you okay, bestie? 🧚

kcpolymgr check [-onl|-otl|-onr] path

💫 the options (all of them, obviously)

options feature the following:

• -otr — opens the database with the truncation option. 🪄
• -onl — opens the database with the no locking option. 🔓
• -otl — opens the database with the try locking option. 🔐
• -onr — opens the database with the no auto repair option. 🚫🛠️
• -st — prints miscellaneous information. the extra little details 💅
• -add — performs adding operation. ➕
• -app — performs appending operation. 📎
• -rep — performs replacing operation. 🔁
• -inci — performs integer increment operation. 🔢
• -incd — performs real number increment operation. 🔣
• -sx — the input data is evaluated as a hexadecimal data string. 🧬
• -rm — removes the record. 🗑️
• -px — the output data is converted into a hexadecimal data string. 🔡
• -pz — performs not append line feed at the end of the output. ✂️
• -mp — performs prefix matching instead of usual scan. 🔎
• -mr — performs regular expression matching instead of usual scan. 🧠
• -ms — performs similar matching instead of usual scan. 🪞
• -des — visits records in descending order. ⬇️
• -max num — specifies the maximum number of shown records. 🚧
• -pv — prints values of records also. 👀

🫶 exit status

this command returns 0 on success, another on failure. so 0 = slay, anything else = go read the output bestie.

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🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

kcpolytest(1), kclangctest(1)

no really, go read those too, they're part of the lore 🍓

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and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this one came out of Kyoto Cabinet, dated 2012-05-24, and it lives in the Man Page section of your manual. mwah, go forth and manage that polymorphic database 👑✨