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Welcome to Berkeley DB (DB). This document describes the
Tcl API for DB, version 4.7. It is intended to describe the DB API, including all
classes, methods, and functions. As such, this document is
intended for Tcl developers who are actively writing or maintaining
applications that make use of DB databases.
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<h2><a id="conventions"></a>Conventions Used in this Book</h2>
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The following typographical conventions are used within in this manual:
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Structure names are represented in <code class="classname">monospaced font</code>, as are
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<pre class="programlisting">db put
-append
[-partial {doff dlen}]
[-txn txnid]
data
db put
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key data </pre>
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<h2><a id="moreinfo"></a>For More Information</h2>
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Beyond this manual, you may also find the following sources of information useful when building a
DB application:
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<a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_txn/C/index.html" target="_top">
Getting Started with Transaction Processing for C
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<a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_db_rep/C/index.html" target="_top">
Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for C
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<a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/programmer_reference/index.html" target="_top">
Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide
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<a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/api_reference/C/frame_main.html" target="_top">
Berkeley DB C API
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