NAME¶

kdb-sget - Get the value of a key stored in the key database from a script

SYNOPSIS¶

kdb sget <key name> <default-value>

Where key name is the name of the key to retrieve and default-value is the value that should be printed if no value can be retrieved.

DESCRIPTION¶

This command is used to retrieve the value of a key from within a script. When using the kdb tool in a script, the user should use the sget command in place of the kdb-get(1) command. The kdb-get(1) command should not be used in scripts because it may return an error instead of printing a value in certain circumstances. The sget command guarantees that a value will be printed (unless the user passes faulty arguments). This command will either print the value of the key it retrieves or a default value that the user specifies.

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.

EXAMPLES¶

To get the value of a key from a script or return the value 0: kdb sget user/example/key 0

To get the value of a key using a cascading lookup or return the value notfound: kdb sget /example/key "notfound"

SEE ALSO¶

• kdb-get(1) kdb-get.md
• elektra-key-names(7) elektra-key-names.md for an explanation of key names.