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dbbinary

Syntax

dbbinary [-o|-i pattern type] dest source

Argument(s)

-o|-i

-i for input -o for output

pattern

currently, only 'u' is supported

type

data format

dest

destination object or file

source

source file or object

Return Value(s)

No Return Values for this command.

Description

The "dbbinary" command is used to create or retrieve binary opaque objects. One of -i or -o must be specified. The -o option "outputs" or extracts a binary object from the database object source to a file called dest. The -i option "inputs" or imports a file called source into a binary object called dest in the database. There are two additional arguments that must be specified with the -i option: pattern and type. Currently, only uniform binary objects (arrays of values) are supported. As a result, the pattern is always u for "uniform" pattern. The type can be one of the following: f -> float d -> double c -> char (8 bit) s -> short (16 bit) i -> int (32 bit) l -> long (64 bit) C -> unsigned char (8 bit) S -> unsigned short (16 bit) I -> unsigned int (32 bit) L -> unsigned long (64 bit)

Example(s)

mged> dbbinary -i -u c cmds /usr/brlcad/html/manuals/mged/mged_cmds

Create an opaque uniform binary object of characters with the name cmds that contains the contents of the file /usr/brlcad/html/manuals/mged/mged_cmds.

mged> dbbinary -o /home/jim/cmds cmds

the contents of the binary object named cmds into the file named /home/jim/cmds

See Also

No related commands.

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