tdb_fetch(Aug 16, 2000) 		  tdb_fetch(Aug 16, 2000)


NAME
       tdb_fetch - fetch a record from a tdb database

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tdb.h>

       TDB_DATA tdb_fetch(TDB_CONTEXT *tdb, TDB_DATA key);


DESCRIPTION
       Fetch  the  record from the tdb database whose key matches
       key , a lump of data that is used as the  index	into  the
       database.

       The  TDB_DATA  structure  used  for  both  the key and the
       return value is defined as:

	      typedef struct {
		   char *dptr;
		   size_t dsize;
	      } TDB_DATA;


RETURN VALUE
       If  the	call  succeeds,  then  a  TDB_DATA  structure  is
       returned  with  the  dptr structure filled in. If the call
       fails then dptr will be set to NULL.

       NOTE: The caller  is  responsible  for  freeing	the  data
       pointed to by dptr.

AUTHORS
       Software:  Andrew Tridgell <tridge@linuxcare.com> and Luke
       Kenneth Casson Leighton Man page:  Ben  Woodard	<ben@val-
       inux.com>

SEE ALSO
       gdbm(3), tdb(3)



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