.TH "meta.c" 3elektra "Fri Aug 4 2023" "Version 0.11.0" "Elektra" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
meta.c \- Methods for metadata manipulation\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fC#include <kdb\&.h>\fP
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\fC#include <kdbconfig\&.h>\fP
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\fC#include <kdbease\&.h>\fP
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\fC#include <kdbmeta\&.h>\fP
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\fC#include <kdbprivate\&.h>\fP
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\fC#include <kdbtypes\&.h>\fP
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.SS "Functions"

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.RI "const char * \fBkeyComment\fP (const Key *key)"
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.RI "Return a pointer to the real internal \fCkey\fP comment\&. "
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.RI "ssize_t \fBkeyGetCommentSize\fP (const Key *key)"
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.RI "Calculates number of bytes needed to store a key comment, including final NULL\&. "
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.RI "ssize_t \fBkeyGetComment\fP (const Key *key, char *returnedComment, size_t maxSize)"
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.RI "Get the key comment\&. "
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.RI "ssize_t \fBkeySetComment\fP (Key *key, const char *newComment)"
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.RI "Set a comment for a key\&. "
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.RI "int \fBelektraKeyCmpOrder\fP (const Key *ka, const Key *kb)"
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.RI "Compare the order metadata of two keys\&. "
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.RI "void \fBelektraMetaArrayAdd\fP (Key *key, const char *metaName, const char *value)"
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.RI "creates an metadata array or appends another element to an existing metadata array e\&.g\&. "
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.RI "KeySet * \fBelektraMetaArrayToKS\fP (Key *key, const char *metaName)"
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.RI "Create a \fCKeySet\fP from a metakey array\&. "
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.RI "int \fBelektraSortTopology\fP (KeySet *ks, Key **array)"
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.RI "topological sorting "
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.RI "char * \fBelektraMetaArrayToString\fP (const Key *key, const char *metaName, const char *delim)"
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.RI "returns the metakey array as a string separated by delim "
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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Methods for metadata manipulation\&. 


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\fBCopyright\fP
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BSD License (see LICENSE\&.md or https://www.libelektra.org) 
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.SH "Author"
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