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DB Combined xBase utility
DB CLONE <olddbf> <newdbf> - Copies the structure of <olddbf> making <newdbf>
DB CREATE <newdbf> - Creates DBF file from <fieldspec>
DB DDL <olddbf> - Prints header info, stats and fields.
DB DUMP <olddbf> - Prints records <opts> see below
DB EXPORT <olddbf> - Exports file in comma delimited form to <textf>
DB IMPORT <olddbf> <textf> - Appends records from comma delimited text file
DB ZAP <olddbf> - Leaves just the header, no records
Most of these functions have control parameters or options which can be
specified in DB.CFG or overridden on the command line.
FIRST=n LAST=n COUNT=n primarily when listing, n is a (logical) record number
KEYSPEC=<s> KEYTAG=<s> index file data - see further documentation
OUT=<file> can direct output to CON, LPT1, textfile ...
P P all by itself is equivalent to OUT=LPT1
FIELDSPEC=<s> can control which fields are used and length.
*SEE Documentation for more complete list