CORBA 2.6 Administration Guide

Note:
dbName must be a fully or partially qualified Guardian file name. If the volume or
subvolume name is not specified, it is the default volume or subvolume of the currently
logged-on user. Note that, in a Guardian file name, the dollar sign character $ must be
preceded by a backslash character \.
dbname
Returns or sets the name of the current database.
dbname [dbName]
dbName
is the name to which the current database is to be set. If dbName is not specified, dbname returns the
name of the current database. See note.
dbremove
Dumps the current database to a text file.
dbremove [dbName]
dbName
is the name of the database to be removed. If dbName is not specified, dbremove removes the current
database. See note.
dumpdb
Dumps the current database to a text file.
dumpdb filename
filename
is the name of the text file to which the current database is to be dumped.
Because dumpdb generates a text file containing the current configuration settings, you can use the text
file for these purposes:
To save (archive) a database●
To compare databases (dump each one to a different file and then compare the files)●
To edit or modify the current system settings and reload them●
To transport the database configuration to another system●