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Sysfunc Reference Guide - System database

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db_clear

Clear the whole database

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_copy

Duplicate a variable (copy content)

If the source variable is not set, target is created with an empty value

Arguments

$1Source variable name
$2Target variable name

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_dump

Dump the database

Output format (each line) : <name><space><value><EOL>

The output is sorted alphabetically.

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

DB content

db_expand

Replaces patterns in the form '{{%<variable name>%}}' by their value.

Allows nested substitutions (ex: {{%interface{{%hcfg:icount%}}/network%}}).

Patterns which do not correspond to an existing variable are replaced with an empty string.

Input: stdin, output: stdout.

Arguments

$1

Returns

0

Displays

Output

db_get

Get a variable value

If variable is not set, return an empty string (no error)

If global variable SF_DB_PATH contains '<stdin>', DB content is read from standard input.

Arguments

$1Variable name

Returns

0

Displays

Value or empty string if var not set

db_import

Import variables in dump format (one per line)

Lines are read from stdin

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_isset

Check if a variable is set

If global variable SF_DB_PATH contains '<stdin>', DB content is read from standard input.

Arguments

$1Variable name

Returns

0 if variable is set, <> 0 if not

Displays

nothing

db_key

Build a key (regexp usable in grep) from a variable name

Arguments

$1Variable name

Returns

0

Displays

Key string

db_list

List DB keys alphabetically, one per line

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

DB keys

db_normalize

Filter a name, leaving authorized chars only

Arguments

$1Variable name

Returns

0

Displays

Normalized name

db_rename

Rename a variable (keep content)

If the source variable is not set, target is created with an empty value

Arguments

$1Source variable name
$2Target variable name

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_set

Set a variable

Arguments

$1Variable name
$2Value

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_set_timestamp

Set a variable with the value returned by tm_now

Arguments

$1Variable name

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

db_unset

Unset a variable

No error if variable was not present in DB

Arguments

$*Variable names

Returns

0

Displays

nothing

 

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