NAME¶

kdb-set - Set the value of a key

SYNOPSIS¶

kdb set <key name> [<value>]

Where key name is the name of the key you wish to set the value of (or create) and value is the value you would like to set the key to. If the value argument is not passed, the key will be set to a value of null.

DESCRIPTION¶

This command allows the user to set the value of an individual key.

EMPTY VALUES¶

To set a key to an empty value, "" should be passed for the value argument.

OPTIONS¶

-H, --help

Show the man page.

-V, --version

Print version info.

-p, --profile <profile>

Use a different kdb profile.

-C, --color <when>

Print never/auto(default)/always colored output.

-v, --verbose

Explain what is happening.

-q, --quiet

Suppress non-error messages.

-N, --namespace=NS

Specify the namespace to use when writing cascading keys. See below in KDB.

KDB¶

/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/verbose

Same as -v: Explain what is happening.

/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/quiet

Same as -q: Suppress default messages.

/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/namespace

Specifies which default namespace should be used when setting a cascading name. By default the namespace is user, except kdb is used as root, then system is the default.

EXAMPLES¶

To set a Key to the value Hello World!: kdb set user/example/key "Hello World!"

To create a new key with a null value: kdb set user/example/key

To set a key to an empty value: kdb set user/example/key ""

To create bookmarks: kdb set user/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/bookmarks followed by: kdb set user/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/bookmarks/kdb user/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current

SEE ALSO¶

• kdb(1) kdb.md for how to configure the kdb utility and use the bookmarks.
• elektra-key-names(7) elektra-key-names.md for an explanation of key names.
• elektra-values(7) elektra-values.md for the difference between empty and null values.