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Elektra 0.9.12
kdb-set(1) -- Set the value of a key

kdb set <key name> <value>

Where key name is the name of the key you wish to set the value of (or create) and value is the value you would like to set the key to.

This command allows the user to set the value of an individual key. If a cascading key is used that does not resolve to an existing key, the operation is aborted as it is ambiguous.

To set a key to an empty value, "" should be passed for the value argument.

To set a key to a negative value, -- has to be used to stop option processing. (see example below)

To set a Key to the value Hello World!:
kdb set user:/example/key "Hello World!"

To set a key to an empty value:
kdb set user:/example/key ""

To set a key to a negative value:
kdb set -- /tests/neg -3

To create bookmarks:
kdb set user:/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/bookmarks ""

Followed by:
kdb set user:/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current/bookmarks/kdb user:/sw/elektra/kdb/#0/current