GNU dbm is a set of database routines that use extendible hashing and
works similar to the standard UNIX dbm routines.

This is release 1.8.3 of GNU dbm.

To compile gdbm:

   a)  configure <config parameters like -prefix ... see INSTALL>
   b)  make 

To compile the optional test and conversion programs:

   a)  make progs

To install the basic package:

   a)  make install

To install the optional dbm and ndbm API compatibility library and headers:

   a)  make install-compat

Please report bugs to
	bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org

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The files are:

INSTALL		- Installation tips and information.
NEWS		- New and changed things.
COPYING		- Copying information.
README		- This file.

bucket.c, extern.h, falloc.c, findkey.c, gdbmclose.c, gdbmconst.h, 
gdbmdefs.h, gdbmdelete.c, gdbmerrno.h, gdbmfdesc.c, gdbmfetch.c, 
gdbmsync.c, gdbmopen.c, gdbmreorg.c, gdbmseq.c, gdbmstore.c, global.c, 
gdbm.h, hash.c update.c, version.c - Source for GDBM library.

ndbm.c ndbm.h - Source for the NDBM interface.

dbm.c dbm.h - Source for the DBM interface.

Makefile 	- Makefile, will make gdbm.a  (BSD and SYSV)
testgdbm.c	- A simple test program.
testdbm.c	- A simple test program.
testndbm.c	- A simple test program.
conv2gdbm.c	- A dbm database conversion program.

gdbm.html - Documentation for gdbm.

The author of GNU dbm may be reached via e-mail to <phil@cs.wwu.edu>,
and the current maintainer may be reached at <downsj@downsj.com>.
E-mail may be sent to either, or both, of these people.