KDB-INTRODUCTION(1)

NAME
kdb-introduction - introduction to kdb

kdb provides access to the global key database of Elektra via command-line. In this manual we give an overview of the tool suite kdb. It is part of Elektra’s tools. The tool suite kdb consists of individual commands. Most commands are independent and some commands are sharing an executable. Some commands are written as external scripts.

The included commands can be listed via:
kdb

External commands can be listed via:
kdb list-tools.

Only a few commands are enough for daily use. We can retrieve a key by:
kdb get user/key

We store a key permanently with a value given by:
kdb set user/key value

We list all available keys arranged below a key by:
kdb ls user/key

SEE ALSO

•   For more about tools go on reading here /doc/help/kdb.md. (man kdb)

•   Get a big picture about Elektra /doc/BIGPICTURE.md