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 16 Test and modify a GDBM database.
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 The `testgdbm' utility allows you to view and modify an existing GDBM
 database or to create a new one.
 
    When invoked without options, it tries to open a database file called
 `junk.gdbm', located in the current working directory.  You can change
 this default using the `-g' command line option.  This option takes a
 single argument, specifying the file name to open, e.g.:
 
      $ testgdbm -g file.db
 
    The database will be opened in read-write mode, unless the `-r'
 option is specified, in which case it will be opened only for reading.
 
    If the database does not exist, `testgdbm' will create it.  There is
 a special option `-n', which instructs the utility to create a new
 database.  If it is used and if the database already exists, it will be
 deleted, so use it sparingly.
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