XB_TBLINFO(1)

📦 version 4.2.6, in fedora 44

💖 XB_TBLINFO(1) — the General Commands Manual glow-up 💖

okay bestie, so like… xb_tblinfo is a whole program whose entire job is to show you the structure of a version 3 or 4 DBF data file plus whatever NDX and MDX index files are tagging along with it. she's nosy in the best way 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

xb_tblinfo -t myfile.DBF
xb_tblinfo -h
xb_tblinfo -v

like, that's it. that's the whole vibe. pick a mode, run it, slay 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

xb_tblinfo displays the structure of a .DBF file and the associated NDX and MDX style indices. that's literally her whole personality and honestly? iconic.

🦋 OVERVIEW 🦋

okay so context, because iykyk ✨

The Xbase64 library comes with a bunch of utility programs and a set of C++ classes for when you're writing applications that read, write and update DBF database files, NDX and MDX index files and DBT memo files. it's giving very much "do everything" energy 💀

Version 4.x.x has been tested for compatability with dBASE III (TM), dBASE IV (TM) and dBASE 5 (TM) version data files and indices — specifically:

  • *.DBF — data 👑
  • *.NDX — single tag index
  • *.MDX — multi tag index
  • *.DBT — memo 🍓

and if you speak RDBMS? every single *.DBF file would be a table. so like, now you get it. fr fr 💖

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -h, -?, --help — display help information. bestie needs directions sometimes, no shame 🌸
  • -v, --version — display version information. who even am i, etc. ✨
  • -t myfile.DBF — DBF file to print to stdout. this is the main character option, she's doing the actual work 🔥

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • *.DBF

like yes that's the only one listed and yes that's the whole list, keep scrolling 💖

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Gary Kunkel <xdb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, go say hi 💜

🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

found something cursed? tell on it here:

<xdb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

not me filing a bug report at 3am but honestly? necessary. the devs wanna know 🫶

GNU · 2023-11-18 — that's the source, the version and the date, and that's the sign-off bestie. go print yourself some table structures, you absolute legend 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶

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